Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2347-1
16th September, 2014
python-django vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Django.
Software description
- python-django
– High-level Python web development framework
Details
Florian Apolloner discovered that Django incorrectly validated URLs. A
remote attacker could use this issue to conduct phishing attacks.
(CVE-2014-0480)
David Wilson discovered that Django incorrectly handled file name
generation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Django to
consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-0481)
David Greisen discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain headers in
contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware. A remote authenticated user
could use this issue to hijack web sessions. (CVE-2014-0482)
Collin Anderson discovered that Django incorrectly checked if a field
represented a relationship between models in the administrative interface.
A remote authenticated user could use this issue to possibly obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2014-0483)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.6.1-2ubuntu0.4
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.3.1-4ubuntu1.12
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.1.1-2ubuntu1.13
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.