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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809216
Category:Web application abuses
Title:CPython Man in Middle Attack and Code Execution Vulnerabilities - Windows
Summary:CPython is prone to a man in middle attack and an arbitrary; code execution vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
CPython is prone to a man in middle attack and an arbitrary
code execution vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws exist due to the smtplib library in CPython
does not return an error when StartTLS fails and integer overflow error in the 'get_data'
function in 'zipimport.c' script.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow man-in-the-middle attackers
to bypass the TLS protections and remote attackers to cause buffer overflow.

Affected Software/OS:
CPython before 2.7.12, 3.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x
before 3.5.2.

Solution:
Update to version CPython 2.7.12, 3.4.5, 3.5.2 or later.

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-2016-5636
BugTraq ID: 91247
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91247
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-18
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00011.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/16/1
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2586
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2586.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0086 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-0772
91225
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91225
GLSA-201701-18
RHSA-2016:1626
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1626.html
RHSA-2016:1627
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1627.html
RHSA-2016:1628
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1628.html
RHSA-2016:1629
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1629.html
RHSA-2016:1630
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1630.html
[debian-lts-announce] 20190207 [SECURITY] [DLA 1663-1] python3.4 security update
[oss-security] 20160614 Python CVE-2016-0772: smtplib StartTLS stripping attack
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/9
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPSV
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPUE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303647
https://docs.python.org/3.4/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-4-5
https://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-5-2
https://hg.python.org/cpython/raw-file/v2.7.12/Misc/NEWS
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b3ce713fb9be
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/d590114c2394
openSUSE-SU-2020:0086
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