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[USN-2169-1] Django vulnerabilities

Posted on 22 April 2014
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2169-1
April 22, 2014

python-django vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- 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:

Benjamin Bach discovered that Django incorrectly handled dotted Python
paths when using the reverse() function. An attacker could use this issue=

to cause Django to import arbitrary modules from the Python path, resulti=
ng
in possible code execution. (CVE-2014-0472)

Paul McMillan discovered that Django incorrectly cached certain pages tha=
t
contained CSRF cookies. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to obtai=
n
a valid cookie and perform attacks which bypass the CSRF restrictions.
(CVE-2014-0473)

Michael Koziarski discovered that Django did not always perform explicit
conversion of certain fields when using a MySQL database. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to obtain unexpected results. (CVE-2014-047=
4)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
python-django 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 13.10:
python-django 1.5.4-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
python-django 1.4.1-2ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
python-django 1.1.1-2ubuntu1.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2169-1
CVE-2014-0472, CVE-2014-0473, CVE-2014-0474

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.6.1-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.5.4-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.4.1-2ubuntu0.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3.1-4ubuntu1.9
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.1.1-2ubuntu1.10

 

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