[USN-2347-1] Django vulnerabilities

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2347-1
September 16, 2014

python-django vulnerabilities
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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 versions:

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

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

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2347-1
  CVE-2014-0480, CVE-2014-0481, CVE-2014-0482, CVE-2014-0483

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.6.1-2ubuntu0.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3.1-4ubuntu1.12
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.1.1-2ubuntu1.13


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