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Debian 8: DSA-3678-1 Important: Django Cookie Vulnerability Alert

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2016
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Django security patch DSA-3678-2 tackles vulnerabilities related to session fixation that could undermine user authentication. Update advised.
Sergey Bobrov discovered that cookie parsing in Django and Google Analytics interacted such a way that an attacker could set arbitrary cookies
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Summary

Sergey Bobrov discovered that cookie parsing in Django and Google
Analytics interacted such a way that an attacker could set arbitrary
cookies. This allows other malicious web sites to bypass the
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protections built into Django.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.7.11-1+deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.10-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.

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



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Package: python-django
CVE ID: CVE-2016-7401

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