Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831403
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandriva Update for python MDVSA-2011:096 (python)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'python'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed in python: The is_cgi method in CGIHTTPServer.py in the CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 allows remote attackers to read script source code via an HTTP GET request that lacks a / (slash) character at the beginning of the URI (CVE-2011-1015). A flaw was found in the Python urllib and urllib2 libraries where they would not differentiate between different target URLs when handling automatic redirects. This caused Python applications using these modules to follow any new URL that they understood, including the file:// URL type. This could allow a remote server to force a local Python application to read a local file instead of the remote one, possibly exposing local files that were not meant to be exposed (CVE-2011-1521). Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. Affected Software/OS: python on Mandriva Linux 2009.0, Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64, Mandriva Linux 2010.1, Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64 Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1015 1025489 http://securitytracker.com/id?1025489 46541 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46541 50858 http://secunia.com/advisories/50858 51024 http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 51040 http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 MDVSA-2011:096 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:096 USN-1596-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1 USN-1613-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 USN-1613-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 [oss-security] 20110223 CVE request: Information disclosure in CGIHTTPServer from Python http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/27 [oss-security] 20110224 Re: CVE request: Information disclosure in CGIHTTPServer from Python http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/10 http://bugs.python.org/issue2254 http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c6c4398293bd/ http://svn.python.org/view?view=revision&revision=71303 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680094 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1521 http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html 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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