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python-cherrypy package

[CVE-2008-0252] Directory traversal vulnerability allows modification of arbitrary files

  1. Feisty (7.04)
  2. Bug #187481
Bug #187481 reported by William Grant
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cherrypy3 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
Edgy
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Feisty
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Gutsy
Fix Released
High
William Grant
Hardy
Fix Released
Undecided
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python-cherrypy (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
Edgy
Fix Released
High
William Grant
Feisty
Fix Released
High
William Grant
Gutsy
Fix Released
High
William Grant
Hardy
Fix Released
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the _get_file_path function in (1) lib/sessions.py in CherryPy 3.0.x up to 3.0.2, (2) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.1, and (3) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.x allows remote attackers to create or delete arbitrary files, and possibly read and write portions of arbitrary files, via a crafted session id in a cookie.

All python-cherrypy and cherrypy3 releases are affected, except for cherrypy3/hardy.

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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

2.0 (in Dapper) is very different, and doesn't seem vulnerable. cherrypy3 also doesn't exist in Edgy/Feisty. Thanks LP.

Changed in cherrypy3:
status: New → Invalid
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in python-cherrypy:
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

python-cherrypy is fixed in Hardy as well, it seems.

Changed in python-cherrypy:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
William Grant (wgrant)
Changed in cherrypy3:
assignee: nobody → fujitsu
status: Triaged → In Progress
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :
Changed in python-cherrypy:
assignee: nobody → fujitsu
status: Triaged → In Progress
assignee: nobody → fujitsu
status: Triaged → In Progress
assignee: nobody → fujitsu
status: Triaged → In Progress
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :
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Kees Cook (kees) wrote :

Thanks for the debdiffs! I've uploaded these and they should publish shortly.

Changed in cherrypy3:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in python-cherrypy:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package python-cherrypy - 2.2.1-3ubuntu1.7.10

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python-cherrypy (2.2.1-3ubuntu1.7.10) gutsy-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: directory traversal via session cookie ID.
    - debian/patches/10_CVE-2008-0252.diff: Add. Ensure that the path
      generated from the session ID is within the session directory. Patch
      from upstream SVN. (LP: #187481)
    - References:
      + CVE-2008-0252

 -- William Grant <email address hidden> Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:47:09 +1100

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package cherrypy3 - 3.0.2-1ubuntu0.1

---------------
cherrypy3 (3.0.2-1ubuntu0.1) gutsy-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: directory traversal via session cookie ID.
    - debian/patches/10_CVE-2008-0252.diff: Add. Ensure that the path
      generated from the session ID is within the session directory. Patch
      from upstream SVN. (LP: #187481)
    - References:
      + CVE-2008-0252
  * Modify Maintainer value to match the DebianMaintainerField specification.

 -- William Grant <email address hidden> Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:31:25 +1100

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package python-cherrypy - 2.2.1-3ubuntu1.7.04

---------------
python-cherrypy (2.2.1-3ubuntu1.7.04) feisty-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: directory traversal via session cookie ID.
    - debian/patches/10_CVE-2008-0252.diff: Add. Ensure that the path
      generated from the session ID is within the session directory. Patch
      from upstream SVN. (LP: #187481)
    - References:
      + CVE-2008-0252

 -- William Grant <email address hidden> Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:59:14 +1100

Changed in cherrypy3:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in python-cherrypy:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
William Grant (wgrant)
Changed in python-cherrypy:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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