[USN-1632-1] Django vulnerability
Jamie Strandboge
jamie at canonical.com
Fri Nov 16 03:02:17 UTC 2012
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1632-1
November 15, 2012
python-django vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Django could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- python-django: High-level Python web development framework
Details:
James Kettle discovered Django did not properly filter the Host HTTP header
when processing certain requests. An attacker could exploit this to
generate and display arbitrary URLs to users.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
python-django 1.4.1-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 11.10:
python-django 1.3-2ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
python-django 1.1.1-2ubuntu1.6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1632-1
CVE-2012-4520
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.4.1-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3.1-4ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3-2ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.1.1-2ubuntu1.6
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