USN-1560-1: Django vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 11.04
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• python-django - High-level Python web development framework

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly validated the scheme of a
redirect target. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
URL, an attacker could possibly exploit this to conduct cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2012-3442)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled validating certain
images. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the server to
consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2012-3443)

Jeroen Dekkers discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain image
dimensions. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the server to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2012-3444)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• python-django - 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 11.10

• python-django - 1.3-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 11.04

• python-django - 1.2.5-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 10.04

• python-django - 1.1.1-2ubuntu1.5

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

References

• CVE-2012-3442
• CVE-2012-3443
• CVE-2012-3444