CVE-2014-0481

Advisory

Django 1.4.14, 1.5.9, 1.6.6 and 1.7rc3 include a fix for CVE-2014-0481: The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.

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Vulnerability changelog

The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.


CONFIRM:https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
DEBIAN:DSA-3010: http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2014:1132: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
SECUNIA:59782: http://secunia.com/advisories/59782
SECUNIA:61276: http://secunia.com/advisories/61276
SECUNIA:61281: http://secunia.com/advisories/61281

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0481
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
• https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59782
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61276