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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120154
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-293)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

Solution:
Run yum update python27 to update your system.

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-1912
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 65379
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65379
Debian Security Information: DSA-2880 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31875
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=GHXSmNEg
https://www.trustedsec.com/february-2014/python-remote-code-execution-socket-recvfrom_into/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/16
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1064
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1330
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029831
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0518 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00035.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0597 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00008.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2125-1
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