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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2344-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                            Florian Weimer
November 11, 2011                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : python-django-piston
Vulnerability  : deserialization vulnerability
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2011-4103
Debian Bug     : 647315

It was discovered that the Piston framework can deserializes untrusted
YAML and Pickle data, leading to remote code execution. (CVE-2011-4103)

The old stable distribution (lenny) does not contain a
python-django-piston package.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.2.2-1+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.2-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-django-piston packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2344-1: python-django-piston security update

November 11, 2011
It was discovered that the Piston framework can deserializes untrusted YAML and Pickle data, leading to remote code execution

Summary

It was discovered that the Piston framework can deserializes untrusted
YAML and Pickle data, leading to remote code execution. (CVE-2011-4103)

The old stable distribution (lenny) does not contain a
python-django-piston package.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.2.2-1+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.2-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-django-piston packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : python-django-piston
Vulnerability : deserialization vulnerability
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-4103
Debian Bug : 647315

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