metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-07.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200803-07">
  <title>Paramiko: Information disclosure</title>
  <synopsis>
    Unsafe randomness usage in Paramiko may allow access to sensitive
    information.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">paramiko</product>
  <announced>March 03, 2008</announced>
  <revised>March 03, 2008: 01</revised>
  <bug>205777</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="dev-python/paramiko" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.7.2</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.7.2</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Paramiko is a Secure Shell Server implementation written in Python.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Dwayne C. Litzenberger reported that the file "common.py" does not
    properly use RandomPool when using threads or forked processes.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="low">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could predict the values generated by applications
    using Paramiko for encryption purposes, potentially gaining access to
    sensitive information.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All Paramiko users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=dev-python/paramiko-1.7.2&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0299">CVE-2008-0299</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:32:09 +0000">
    jaervosz
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:33:24 +0000">
    jaervosz
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:43:49 +0000">
    p-y
  </metadata>
</glsa>