CVE-2011-4139

Advisory

Django 1.2.7 and 1.3.1 include a fix for CVE-2011-4139: Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 uses a request's HTTP Host header to construct a full URL in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks via a crafted request.
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/security-releases-issued

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 uses a request's HTTP Host header to construct a full URL in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks via a crafted request.


MLIST:[oss-security] 20110911 CVE Request -- Django: v1.3.1, v1.2.7 multiple security flaws: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
MLIST:[oss-security] 20110913 Re: CVE Request -- Django: v1.3.1, v1.2.7 multiple security flaws: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
CONFIRM:https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
CONFIRM:https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/
DEBIAN:DSA-2332: http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2012:0653: https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
SECUNIA:46614: http://secunia.com/advisories/46614

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4139
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
• https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
• https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
• https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881