UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3957

The secureload function in gluon/utils.py in web2py before 2.14.2 uses pickle.loads to deserialize session information stored in cookies, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging knowledge of encryptionkey.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / web2py

Package

Name: web2py
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/web2py@2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.99.7-1

2.*

2.12.3-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-gluon",
            "binary_version": "2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-web2py",
            "binary_version": "2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}