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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3151-1 (python-django - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Django, a high-level Python web development framework. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2015-0219 Jedediah Smith reported that the WSGI environ in Django does not distinguish between headers containing dashes and headers containing underscores. A remote attacker could use this flaw to spoof WSGI headers. CVE-2015-0220 Mikko Ohtamaa discovered that the django.util.http.is_safe_url() function in Django does not properly handle leading whitespaces in user-supplied redirect URLs. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to perform a cross-site scripting attack. CVE-2015-0221 Alex Gaynor reported a flaw in the way Django handles reading files in the django.views.static.serve() view. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to mount a denial of service via resource consumption.
Affected Software
Affected Software
python-django on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u9. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.1-1.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.1-1.1. We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.