Summary
The remote host is missing an update to zope3
announced via advisory USN-848-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
zope3 3.2.1-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
zope3 3.3.1-5ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
zope3 3.3.1-7ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 9.04:
zope3 3.4.0-0ubuntu3.3
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-848-1
Insight
It was discovered that the Zope Object Database (ZODB) database server (ZEO) improperly filtered certain commands when a database is shared among multiple applications or application instances. A remote attacker could send malicious commands to the server and execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2009-0668)
It was discovered that the Zope Object Database (ZODB) database server (ZEO) did not handle authentication properly when a database is shared among multiple applications or application instances. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions. (CVE-2009-0669)
It was discovered that Zope did not limit the number of new object ids a client could request. A remote attacker could use this flaw to consume a huge amount of resources, leading to a denial of service. (No CVE identifier)
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0668, CVE-2009-0669 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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