CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.7%
Multiple security issues were discovered in Python: ElementTree failed to initialise Expat’s hash salt, two denial of service issues were found in difflib and poplib and a buffer overflow in PyString_DecodeEscape.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4307. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(117838);
script_version("1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/01");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2017-1000158",
"CVE-2018-1060",
"CVE-2018-1061",
"CVE-2018-14647"
);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4307");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4307-1 : python3.5 - security update");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Multiple security issues were discovered in Python: ElementTree failed
to initialise Expat's hash salt, two denial of service issues were
found in difflib and poplib and a buffer overflow in
PyString_DecodeEscape.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/python3.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/python3.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4307");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the python3.5 packages.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 3.5.3-1+deb9u1.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-1000158");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/11/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/10/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"idle-python3.5", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpython3.5", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpython3.5-dbg", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpython3.5-dev", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpython3.5-minimal", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpython3.5-stdlib", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpython3.5-testsuite", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"python3.5", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"python3.5-dbg", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"python3.5-dev", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"python3.5-doc", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"python3.5-examples", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"python3.5-minimal", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"python3.5-venv", reference:"3.5.3-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1000158
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1060
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1061
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14647
packages.debian.org/source/stretch/python3.5
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/python3.5
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4307
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.7%