USN-1967-1: Django vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 13.04
• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

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

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled large passwords. A remote
attacker could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2013-1443)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled ssi templates. An
attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2013-4315)

It was discovered that the Django is_safe_url utility function did not
restrict redirects to certain schemes. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.04

• python-django - 1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.10

• python-django - 1.4.1-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 12.04

• python-django - 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.8

Ubuntu 10.04

• python-django - 1.1.1-2ubuntu1.9

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

References

• CVE-2013-1443
• CVE-2013-4315