PyPi: Django

CVE-2011-4137

Safety vulnerability ID: 33064

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Created at Oct 19, 2011 Updated at Nov 05, 2024
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Advisory

The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 relies on Python libraries that attempt access to an arbitrary URL with no timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL associated with (1) a slow response, (2) a completed TCP connection with no application data sent, or (3) a large amount of application data, a related issue to CVE-2011-1521.

Affected package

django

Latest version: 5.1.3

A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 relies on Python libraries that attempt access to an arbitrary URL with no timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL associated with (1) a slow response, (2) a completed TCP connection with no application data sent, or (3) a large amount of application data, a related issue to CVE-2011-1521.

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

MEDIUM 5.0

CVSS v2 Details

MEDIUM 5.0
Access Vector (AV)
NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC)
LOW
Authentication (Au)
NONE
Confidentiality Impact (C)
NONE
Integrity Impact (I)
NONE
Availability Impact (A)
PARTIAL