Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841573
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu Update for python2.6 USN-1982-1
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'python2.6'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python2.6' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Ryan Sleevi discovered that Python did not properly handle certificates with NULL characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. Affected Software/OS: python2.6 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4238 Bugtraq: 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-2880 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1582 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1582.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1437 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00026.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1438 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00027.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1439 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00028.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1440 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00029.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1462 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00042.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1463 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00043.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0086 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1982-1
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