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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64438
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200907-16 (python)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200907-16.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200907-16.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple integer overflows in Python have an unspecified impact.

Solution:
All Python 2.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-2.5.4-r2'

All Python 2.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-2.4.6'

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-2008-5031
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Bugtraq: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
http://secunia.com/advisories/35750
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
XForce ISS Database: python-expandtabs-integer-overflow(46612)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612
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