Debian Security Advisory
DSA-3151-1 python-django -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 03 Feb 2015
- Affected Packages:
- python-django
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 775375.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-0219, CVE-2015-0220, CVE-2015-0221. - More information:
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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.
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.
- CVE-2015-0219