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FreeBSD Ports: python, python23, python22, python-devel
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following packages are affected: python python23 python22 python-devel CVE-2005-0089 The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance method to register an object without a _dispatch method, allows remote attackers to read or modify globals of the associated module, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via dotted attributes.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/6afa87d3-764b-11d9-b0e7-0000e249a0a2.html