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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2347-1 Critical: Django Phishing Threats and DoS

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Multiple vulnerabilities found in Django necessitate a system upgrade on Ubuntu to strengthen security measures.
Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description:

- python-django: High-level Python web development framework

Details:

Florian Apolloner discovered that Django incorrectly validated URLs. A

remote attacker could use this issue to conduct phishing attacks.

(CVE-2014-0480)

David Wilson discovered that Django incorrectly handled file name

generation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Django to

consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-0481)

David Greisen discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain headers in

contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware. A remote authenticated user

could use this issue to hijack web sessions. (CVE-2014-0482)

Collin Anderson discovered that Django incorrectly checked if a field

represented a relationship between models in the administrative interface.

A remote authenticated user could use this issue to possibly obtain

sensitive information. (CVE-2014-0483)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu authentication issue Django phishing attack

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.6.1-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.3.1-4ubuntu1.12

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.1.1-2ubuntu1.13

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2347-1

CVE-2014-0480, CVE-2014-0481, CVE-2014-0482, CVE-2014-0483

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September 16, 2014

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu authentication issue Django phishing attack

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.6.1-2ubuntu0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3.1-4ubuntu1.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.1.1-2ubuntu1.13

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