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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120634
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-644)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-rsa' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-644 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-rsa' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-644 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was found that python-rsa is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher'06 attack, allowing attacker to fake signatures for any public key with low exponent. (CVE-2016-1494)

Affected Software/OS:
'python-rsa' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1494
BugTraq ID: 79829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html
https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0108 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html
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