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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71045
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1314-1 (python3.1-minimal)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to python3.1-minimal
announced via advisory USN-1314-1.

Details:

Giampaolo Rodola discovered that the smtpd module in Python 3 did not
properly handle certain error conditions. A remote attacker could exploit
this to cause a denial of service via daemon outage. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-3493)

Niels Heinen discovered that the urllib module in Python 3 would process
Location headers that specify a file:// URL. A remote attacker could use
this to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via
resource consumption. (CVE-2011-1521)

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04:
python3.1-minimal 3.1.3-1ubuntu1.1
python3.2-minimal 3.2-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
python3.1-minimal 3.1.2+20100915-0ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
python3.1-minimal 3.1.2-0ubuntu3.1

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1314-1

CVSS Score:
6.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3493
BugTraq ID: 44533
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44533
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:215
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:216
http://bugs.python.org/issue6706
https://bugs.launchpad.net/zodb/+bug/135108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/09/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/11/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/22/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/3
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12210
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:024 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2011:002 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1521
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:096
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/24/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/15/5
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025488
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2011:009 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
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