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Ubuntu: 3463-1 Moderate: Python Werkzeug Arbitrary Code Execution

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Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3463-1
October 25, 2017

python-werkzeug vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a
specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- python-werkzeug: collection of utilities for WSGI applications

Details:

It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle certain
web scripts. A remote attacker could use this to inject arbitrary
code via a field that contains an exception message.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-werkzeug                 0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
  python3-werkzeug                0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-werkzeug                 0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1
  python3-werkzeug                0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1

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

References:
  
  CVE-2016-10516

Package Information:
  untu1.1
  untu2.1

Ubuntu: 3463-1 Moderate: Python Werkzeug Arbitrary Code Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 25, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Debian Security Advisory DSA-4821-1 concerns a vulnerability in python-werkzeug that permits unauthorized command execution through specially crafted inputs.
Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   python-werkzeug                 0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1   python3-werkzeug                0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   python-werkzeug                 0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1   python3-werkzeug                0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

 

  CVE-2016-10516

Severity
important
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Medium
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Critical

October 25, 2017

Package Information

  untu1.1   untu2.1

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