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Ubuntu 16.04 / 14.04 USN-3585-1 Critical: Twisted Network Risk

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Twisted could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3585-1
March 05, 2018

twisted 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:

Twisted could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- twisted: Event-based framework for internet applications

Details:

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly handled certain HTTP
requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-twisted                  16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
  python-twisted-bin              16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
  python-twisted-web              16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
  python3-twisted                 16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-twisted                  13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2
  python-twisted-bin              13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2
  python-twisted-web              13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3585-1
  CVE-2016-1000111

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 / 14.04 USN-3585-1 Critical: Twisted Network Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 6, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Debian Security Alert DSA-4800-1 warns of a complex flaw enabling unrestricted execution through specially designed packets.
Twisted could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   python-twisted                  16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2   python-twisted-bin              16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2   python-twisted-web              16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2   python3-twisted                 16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   python-twisted                  13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2   python-twisted-bin              13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2   python-twisted-web              13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3585-1

  CVE-2016-1000111

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March 05, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2

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