Ubuntu Security Notice 3463-1 - It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle certain web scripts. A remote attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code via a field that contains an exception message.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3463-1
October 25, 2017
python-werkzeug vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- python-werkzeug: collection of utilities for WSGI applications
Details:
It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle certain
web scripts. A remote attacker could use this to inject arbitrary
code via a field that contains an exception message.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
A python-werkzeugA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
A python3-werkzeugA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
A python-werkzeugA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1
A python3-werkzeugA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
A https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3463-1
A CVE-2016-10516
Package Information:
A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-werkzeug/0.10.4+dfsg1-1ub
untu1.1
A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-werkzeug/0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ub
untu2.1