Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS : python-django regression (USN-2469-2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81177

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Synopsis

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Description

USN-2469-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Django. The security fix for CVE-2015-0221 introduced a regression on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS when serving static content through GZipMiddleware. This update fixes the problem.

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Jedediah Smith discovered that Django incorrectly handled underscores in WSGI headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof headers in certain environments. (CVE-2015-0219)

Mikko Ohtamaa discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied redirect URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2015-0220)

Alex Gaynor discovered that Django incorrectly handled reading files in django.views.static.serve(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-0221)

Keryn Knight discovered that Django incorrectly handled forms with ModelMultipleChoiceField. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a large number of SQL queries, resulting in a database denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10.
(CVE-2015-0222).

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Solution

Update the affected python-django package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81177

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2469-2.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 2/5/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0219, CVE-2015-0220, CVE-2015-0221, CVE-2015-0222

BID: 72078, 72079, 72080, 72081

USN: 2469-2

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