metadata/glsa/glsa-201512-02.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201512-02">
  <title>IPython: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>A vulnerability in IPython could result in execution of arbitrary
    JavaScript.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">ipython</product>
  <announced>December 17, 2015</announced>
  <revised>December 17, 2015: 1</revised>
  <bug>560708</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="dev-python/ipython" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">3.2.1-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">3.2.1-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>IPython is an advanced interactive shell for Python.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>IPython does not properly check the MIME type of a file.</p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted text
      file using IPython, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary
      JavaScript with the privileges of the process.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All IPython users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-python/ipython-3.2.1-r1"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7337">CVE-2015-7337</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 24 Sep 2015 01:14:10 +0000">
    BlueKnight
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:41:41 +0000">ackle</metadata>
</glsa>