UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3957

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3957

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3957.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3957

Related

Published

2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:14Z

Severity

9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

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