Ubuntu 11.10 USN-1375-1 Moderate: httplib2 Sensitivity Threat

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February 27, 2012

httplib2 could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

httplib2 could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:

- python-httplib2: comprehensive HTTP client library written for Python

Details:

The httplib2 Python library earlier than version 0.7.0 did not perform any

server certificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote

attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could

be exploited to alter or compromise confidential information in

applications that used the httplib2 library.

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu moderate advisory httplib2 sensitivity threat

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1
  python3-httplib2                0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.10.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1
  python3-httplib2                0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.11.04.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1
  python3-httplib2                0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python-httplib2                 0.7.2-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1

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

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes.