The host is installed Python, which is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. This NVT has been replaced by NVT gb_CESA-2009_1176_python_centos5_i386.nasl (OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880881), gb_CESA-2009_1178_python_centos3_i386.nasl (OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880715).

Successful exploitation could potentially causes attackers to execute arbitrary code or create a denial of service condition. Impact Level : Application

Fix is available in the SVN repository, http://svn.python.org

The flaws exists due to integer overflow in, - hashlib module, which can lead to an unreliable cryptographic digest results. - the processing of unicode strings. - the PyOS_vsnprintf() function on architectures that do not have a vsnprintf() function. - the PyOS_vsnprintf() function when passing zero-length strings can lead to memory corruption.

Python 2.5.2 and prior on Linux (All).

• http://bugs.python.org/issue2588
• http://bugs.python.org/issue2589
• http://bugs.python.org/issue2620

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Updated on 2015-03-25