1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-80-1

USN-80-1: mod_python vulnerability

Publication date

11 February 2005

Overview

mod_python vulnerability

Releases

Details

Graham Dumpleton discovered an information disclosure in the
“publisher” handle of mod_python. By requesting a carefully crafted
URL for a published module page, anybody can obtain extra information
about internal variables, objects, and other information which is not
intended to be visible.

Graham Dumpleton discovered an information disclosure in the
“publisher” handle of mod_python. By requesting a carefully crafted
URL for a published module page, anybody can obtain extra information
about internal variables, objects, and other information which is not
intended to be visible.

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
4.10 warty libapache2-mod-python2.3 – 
libapache2-mod-python2.2 – 

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