Fedora Core 3: Critical Mod_python Information Leak Discovered in 2005

Mod_python is a module that embeds the Python language interpreter within

the server, allowing Apache handlers to be written in Python.

Mod_python brings together the versatility of Python and the power of

the Apache Web server for a considerable boost in flexibility and

performance over the traditional CGI approach.

Graham Dumpleton discovered a flaw affecting the publisher handler of

mod_python, used to make objects inside modules callable via URL.

A remote user could visit a carefully crafted URL that would gain access to

objects that should not be visible, leading to an information leak. The

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned

the name CAN-2005-0088 to this issue.

This update includes a patch which fixes this issue.

- add security fix for CVE CAN-2005-0088 (#146655)

2f8f27de0ed294fb0df1dbcc4b459d1b SRPMS/mod_python-3.1.3-5.2.src.rpm

14821a1a3b89506fddc51b338f93a800 x86_64/mod_python-3.1.3-5.2.x86_64.rpm

07653b192939283ac05b094f6963af43 x86_64/debug/mod_python-debuginfo-3.1.3-5.2.x86_64.rpm

5908a986650071f30ab180724d3a461b i386/mod_python-3.1.3-5.2.i386.rpm

24f5c62133e734b1b2b109d3fe19a83b i386/debug/mod_python-debuginfo-3.1.3-5.2.i386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can

launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. =20

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