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Ubuntu alert USN-1985-1 (python3.3)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1985-1 October 01, 2013 python3.3 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Python. Software Description: - python3.3: An interactive high-level object-oriented language Details: Florian Weimer discovered that Python incorrectly handled matching multiple wildcards in ssl certificate hostnames. An attacker could exploit this to cause Python to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-2099) Ryan Sleevi discovered that Python did not properly handle certificates with NULL characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2013-4238) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: python3.3 3.3.1-1ubuntu5.2 python3.3-minimal 3.3.1-1ubuntu5.2 Ubuntu 12.10: python3.3 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 python3.3-minimal 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1985-1 CVE-2013-2099, CVE-2013-4238 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.1-1ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/3.3.0-1ubu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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