6 - USN-2347-1

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

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)

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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2347-1
CVE-2014-0480, CVE-2014-0481, CVE-2014-0482, CVE-2014-0483

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