1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-317-1

USN-317-1: zope2.8 vulnerability

Publication date

13 July 2006

Overview

zope2.8 vulnerability

Releases

Details

Zope did not deactivate the ‘raw’ command when exposing
RestructuredText functionalities to untrusted users. A remote user
with the privilege of editing Zope webpages with RestructuredText
could exploit this to expose arbitrary files that can be read with the
privileges of the Zope server.

Zope did not deactivate the ‘raw’ command when exposing
RestructuredText functionalities to untrusted users. A remote user
with the privilege of editing Zope webpages with RestructuredText
could exploit this to expose arbitrary files that can be read with the
privileges of the Zope server.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
5.10 breezy zope2.8 –  2.8.1-5ubuntu0.2

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