1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3463-1

USN-3463-1: Werkzeug vulnerability

Publication date

25 October 2017

Overview

Werkzeug could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

Details

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.

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.

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-werkzeug –  0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
python3-werkzeug –  0.10.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 trusty python-werkzeug –  0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1
python3-werkzeug –  0.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu2.1

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