Debian: DSA-3743-1: python-bottle security update

It was discovered that bottle, a WSGI-framework for the Python programming language, did not properly filter "\r\n" sequences when handling redirections. This allowed an attacker to perform CRLF attacks such as HTTP header injection.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3743-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Sebastien Delafond
December 20, 2016                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : python-bottle
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-9964
Debian Bug     : 848392

It was discovered that bottle, a WSGI-framework for the Python
programming language, did not properly filter "\r\n" sequences when
handling redirections. This allowed an attacker to perform CRLF
attacks such as HTTP header injection.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.12.7-1+deb8u1.

For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, this
problem has been fixed in version 0.12.11-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-bottle packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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