Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120126
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-81)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'python27' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-81 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python27' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-81 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: SimpleXMLRPCServer.py in SimpleXMLRPCServer in Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an XML-RPC POST request that contains a smaller amount of data than specified by the Content-Length header. Affected Software/OS: 'python27' 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:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0845 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/13/4 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026689 http://secunia.com/advisories/50858 http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 http://secunia.com/advisories/51087 http://secunia.com/advisories/51089 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0086 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
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