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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63509
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-729-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-crypto' package(s) announced via the USN-729-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-crypto' package(s) announced via the USN-729-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Mike Wiacek discovered that the ARC2 implementation in Python Crypto
did not correctly check the key length. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a malicious ARC2 stream, a remote attacker
could execute arbitrary code or crash the application using Python Crypto,
leading to a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'python-crypto' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0544
BugTraq ID: 33674
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33674
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:049
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:050
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/5
http://secunia.com/advisories/34199
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:010 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
XForce ISS Database: pycrypto-arc2module-bo(48617)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48617
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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