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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2013-218

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2013-218
Posted Aug 23, 2013
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2013-218 - The python-django package addresses a security issue. The is_safe_url() function has been modified to properly recognize and reject URLs which specify a scheme other than HTTP or HTTPS, to prevent cross-site scripting attacks through redirecting to other schemes, such as javascript.

tags | advisory, web, javascript, xss, python
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2013-4249
MD5 | 38edde2eb54f73c4a16243f11925b673

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2013-218

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2013:218
http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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Package : python-django
Date : August 23, 2013
Affected: Enterprise Server 5.0
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Problem Description:

Updated python-django package fixes security vulnerability:

The is_safe_url() function has been modified to properly recognize
and reject URLs which specify a scheme other than HTTP or HTTPS,
to prevent cross-site scripting attacks through redirecting to other
schemes, such as javascript. (CVE-2013-4249).
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4249
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0256.html
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Enterprise Server 5:
af93d44d1a039b04b96bb52878d3f96c mes5/i586/python-django-1.3.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.noarch.rpm
2c4655390685d6c6d4c69b53b95f434f mes5/SRPMS/python-django-1.3.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.src.rpm

Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64:
45e29127045c0011af5fce04e5d168c2 mes5/x86_64/python-django-1.3.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.noarch.rpm
2c4655390685d6c6d4c69b53b95f434f mes5/SRPMS/python-django-1.3.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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