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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840830
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu Update for python-django USN-1297-1
Summary:Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1297-1
Description:Summary:
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1297-1

Vulnerability Insight:
Pall McMillan discovered that Django used the root namespace when storing
cached session data. A remote attacker could exploit this to modify
sessions. (CVE-2011-4136)

Paul McMillan discovered that Django would not timeout on arbitrary URLs
when the application used URLFields. This could be exploited by a remote
attacker to cause a denial of service via resource exhaustion.
(CVE-2011-4137)

Paul McMillan discovered that while Django would check the validity of a
URL via a HEAD request, it would instead use a GET request for the target
of a redirect. This could potentially be used to trigger arbitrary GET
requests via a crafted Location header. (CVE-2011-4138)

It was discovered that Django would sometimes use a request's HTTP Host
header to construct a full URL. A remote attacker could exploit this to
conduct host header cache poisoning attacks via a crafted request.
(CVE-2011-4139)

Affected Software/OS:
python-django on Ubuntu 11.04,
Ubuntu 10.10,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4136
Debian Security Information: DSA-2332 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0653 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4137
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/15/5
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4138
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4139
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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