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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200502-09] Python: Arbitrary code execution through SimpleXMLRPCServer Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200502-09] Python: Arbitrary code execution through SimpleXMLRPCServer |
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Python: Arbitrary code execution through SimpleXMLRPCServer Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200502-09 (Python: Arbitrary code execution through SimpleXMLRPCServer) Graham Dumpleton discovered that XML-RPC servers making use of the SimpleXMLRPCServer library that use the register_instance() method to register an object without a _dispatch() method are vulnerable to a flaw permiting to read or modify globals of the associated module. Impact A remote attacker may be able to exploit the flaw in such XML-RPC servers to execute arbitrary code on the server host with the rights of the XML-RPC server. Workaround Python users that don't make use of any SimpleXMLRPCServer-based XML-RPC servers, or making use of servers using only the register_function() method are not affected. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0089 http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ Solution: All Python users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-lang/python Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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