UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3953

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3953
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3953.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3953
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Published
2018-02-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:19:13.214038Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The sample web application in web2py before 2.14.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of a hardcoded encryption key when calling the session.connect function.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / web2py

Package

Name
web2py
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/web2py@2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.99.7-1

2.*

2.12.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-gluon",
            "binary_version": "2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-web2py",
            "binary_version": "2.12.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3953.json"