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Severity: Normal
Title: Django: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 13, 2014
Bugs: #521324
ID: 201412-22

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Django, the worst of which
may lead to Denial of Service.

Background
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Django is a Python-based web framework.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-python/django < 1.6.7 >= 1.6.7
*>= 1.5.10
*>= 1.4.15

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Django. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to create a Denial of Service condition,
obtain sensitive information, or hijack web sessions.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Django 1.6 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-python/django-1.6.7”

All Django 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-python/django-1.5.10”

All Django 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-python/django-1.4.15”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0480
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0480
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0481
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0481
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-0482
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0482
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-0483
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0483

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-22.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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