| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'Python' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2014:1012-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Python has been updated to version 2.6.9, which brings many fixes for bugs and security issues:
* SSL Root Certificate validation is now enabled by default.
(bnc#827982)
* Fixed a overflow in socket.recvfrom_into where incorrect python
programs could have been exploited remotely via a buffer overrun.
(CVE-2014-1912)
* Multiple unbound readline() DoS flaws in python stdlib have been
fixed. (CVE-2013-1752)
* Handling of embedded 0 in SSL certificate fields has been fixed.
(CVE-2013-4238)
* CGIHTTPServer file disclosure and directory traversal through
URL-encoded characters has been fixed. (CVE-2014-4650)
Additionally, the following non-security issues have been fixed:
* Turn off OpenSSL's aggressive optimizations that conflict with
Python's GC. (bnc#859068)
* Fix usage of MD5 in hmac module when the cipher is not available in
FIPS mode. (bnc#847135)
* Update 'urlparse' module to correctly parse IPv6 addresses.
(bnc#872848)
* Correctly enable IPv6 support.
Security Issues:
* CVE-2013-4238
* CVE-2014-1912
* CVE-2013-1752
* CVE-2014-4650
Affected Software/OS:
'Python' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.5
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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