Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842131
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2531-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'requests' package(s) announced via the USN-2531-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'requests' package(s) announced via the USN-2531-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Matthew Daley discovered that Requests incorrectly handled cookies without host values when being redirected. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform session fixation or cookie stealing attacks. Affected Software/OS: 'requests' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2296 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153594.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2531-1
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit. To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.