mod_python: Publisher Handler vulnerability

mod_python: Publisher Handler vulnerability mod_python contains a vulnerability in the Publisher Handler potentially leading to information disclosure. mod_python 2005-02-13 2007-12-30 80109 remote 3.1.3-r1 2.7.11 3.1.3-r1

mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server allowing Python-based web-applications to be created.

Graham Dumpleton discovered a vulnerability in mod_python's Publisher Handler.

By requesting a specially crafted URL for a published module page, an attacker could obtain information about restricted variables.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All mod_python users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose www-apache/mod_python

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