Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120620
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2015-630)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-pygments' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-630 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-pygments' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-630 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: An unsafe use of string concatenation in a shell string occurs in FontManager. If the developer allows the attacker to choose the font and outputs an image, the attacker can execute any shell command on the remote system. The name variable injected comes from the constructor of FontManager, which is invoked by ImageFormatter from options. Affected Software/OS: 'python-pygments' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8557 Debian Security Information: DSA-3445 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3445 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/4 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-05 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133823/Pygments-FontManager._get_nix_font_path-Shell-Injection.html https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/pull-requests/501/fix-shell-injection-in/diff http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/17 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2862-1
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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