Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50660
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:019 (python)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to python announced via advisory MDKSA-2004:019. A buffer overflow in python 2.2's getaddrinfo() function was discovered by Sebastian Schmidt. If python 2.2 is built without IPv6 support, an attacker could configure their name server to let a hostname resolve to a special IPv6 address, which could contain a memory address where shellcode is placed. This problem does not affect python versions prior to 2.2 or versions 2.2.2+, and it also doesn't exist if IPv6 support is enabled. The updated packages have been patched to correct the problem. Thanks to Sebastian for both the discovery and patch. Affected versions: 9.0, Corporate Server 2.1 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2004:019 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0150 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.5
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 9836 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0150 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9836 Debian Security Information: DSA-458 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-458 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-03.xml http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:019 http://www.osvdb.org/4172 XForce ISS Database: python-getaddrinfo-bo(15409) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15409
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