1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3585-1

USN-3585-1: Twisted vulnerability

Publication date

5 March 2018

Overview

Twisted could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • twisted - Event-based framework for internet applications

Details

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial python-twisted –  16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
python-twisted-bin –  16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
python-twisted-web –  16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
python3-twisted –  16.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
14.04 trusty python-twisted –  13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2
python-twisted-bin –  13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2
python-twisted-web –  13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2

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