Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle certain web scripts. A remote attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code via a field that contains an exception message.
25 October 2017
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle certain web scripts. A remote attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code via a field that contains an exception message.
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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