Several security issues were fixed in Django.
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled large passwords. A remote attacker could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1443)
24 September 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in Django.
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled large passwords. A remote attacker could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1443)
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled ssi templates. An attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2013-4315)
It was discovered that the Django is_safe_url utility function did not restrict redirects to certain schemes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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