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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3544-1 (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-2016-2512 Mark Striemer discovered that some user-supplied redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials are incorrectly handled, potentially allowing a remote attacker to perform a malicious redirect or a cross-site scripting attack. CVE-2016-2513 Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django allows user enumeration through timing difference on password hasher work factor upgrades.
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 oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u16. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.7-1+deb8u4. For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.4-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.4-1. We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.