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USN229-1 : zope2.8 vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
zope2.8 vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

These remote packages are missing security patches :
- zope2.8
- zope2.8-sandbox

Description :

Zope did not deactivate the file inclusion feature when exposing
RestructuredText functionalities to untrusted users. A remote user
with the privilege of editing Zope webpages with RestructuredText
could exploit this to expose arbitrary files that can be read with the
rights of the Zope server, or execute arbitrary Zope code.

Solution :

Upgrade to :
- zope2.8-2.8.1-5ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu 5.10)
- zope2.8-sandbox-2.8.1-5ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu 5.10)

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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