SB2022033019 - Ubuntu update for twisted
Published: March 30, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Origin validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21712)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to origin validation error in the "twited.web.RedirectAgent" and "twisted.web.BrowserLikeRedirectAgent" functions. A remote attacker attacker can trick the victim to click on a specially crafted link and obtain cookies and authorization headers.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21716)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.