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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704663
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4663-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'python-reportlab' package(s) announced via the DSA-4663-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'python-reportlab' package(s) announced via the DSA-4663-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that python-reportlab, a Python library to create PDF documents, is prone to a code injection vulnerability while parsing a color attribute. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to execute arbitrary code if a specially crafted document is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.0-2+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.13-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-reportlab packages.

For the detailed security status of python-reportlab please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'python-reportlab' package(s) on Debian 9, Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2019-17626
Debian Security Information: DSA-4663 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4663
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZPHP2BJSTP4IYCSJRQINP763IHO6ASL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSCTOE3DITFICY2XKBYZ5WAF5TSQ52DM/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-35
https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/issues/199/eval-in-colorspy-leads-to-remote-code
https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/src/default/CHANGES.md
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00019.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0195
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0195
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0197
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0197
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0201
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0201
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0230
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0230
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0160 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00002.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4273-1/
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