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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Django vulnerability (USN-2720-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85534

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled the session store. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the session store to fill up, resulting in a denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected python-django package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2720-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85534

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2720-1.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/19/2015

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5964

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5963, CVE-2015-5964

USN: 2720-1