CVE-2016-3953 in Ubuntu

CVE-2016-3953

Priority

Description

The sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a
hardcoded encryption key when calling the session.connect function.

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3953
https://devco.re/blog/2017/01/03/web2py-unserialize-code-execution-CVE-2016-3957/
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/blob/R-2.14.1/applications/examples/models/session.py
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4030-1

Notes

Package

Source: web2py (LP Ubuntu Debian)

Upstream:	needs-triage
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Precise Pangolin):	DNE
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr):	DNE (trusty was not-affected [code not present])
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):	released (2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):	DNE
Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo):	DNE
Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine):	DNE

More Information

Mitre
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Launchpad
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Updated: 2019-12-05 21:08:18 UTC (commit 0aa5e7c87c8b55d2ec5c7f4ca1179cf75de91961)