Executive Summary

Summary
Title mod_python vulnerability
Informations
Name USN-80-1 First vendor Publication 2005-02-11
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2005-02-11
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)

The following packages are affected:

libapache2-mod-python2.2 libapache2-mod-python2.3

The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 3.1.3-1ubuntu3.2. After a standard system upgrade you need to restart the Apache 2 web server using

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

to effect the necessary changes.

Details follow:

Graham Dumpleton discovered an information disclosure in the "publisher" handle of mod_python. By requesting a carefully crafted URL for a published module page, anybody can obtain extra information about internal variables, objects, and other information which is not intended to be visible.

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-80-1

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10617
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10617
Title: SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted message that is not properly handled when invoking spamd with the virtual pop username.
Description: The publisher handler for mod_python 2.7.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain access to restricted objects via a crafted URL.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-0088
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 22

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for apache2-mod_python
File : nvt/sles9p5015654.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for mod_python
File : nvt/sles9p5015829.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-14 (mod_python)
File : nvt/glsa_200502_14.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: mod_python
File : nvt/freebsd_mod_python.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 689-1 (libapache-mod-python)
File : nvt/deb_689_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
13711 Apache mod_python publisher.py Traversal Arbitrary Object Information Disclosure

Mod_python contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure.  The issue is triggered when an attacker sends a specially crafted url, which may disclose arbitrary object information such as published object names, resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_9905.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-80-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_5192e7ca7d4f11d9a9e70001020eed82.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-23 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-689.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-22 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-100.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-14 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200502-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-10 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-139.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-10 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-140.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-104.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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