CVE-2014-0481
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | django | {"endIncluding":"1.4.13"} | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.1 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.2 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.4 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.5 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.6 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.7 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.8 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.9 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.10 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.11 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.12 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.1 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.2 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.3 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.4 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.5 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.6 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.7 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.8 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.7 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.1 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.2 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.3 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.4 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.5 | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0481
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/26cd48e166ac4d84317c8ee6d63ac52a87e8da99
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/30042d475bf084c6723c6217a21598d9247a9c41
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/dd0c3f4ee1a30c1a1e6055061c6ba6e58c6b54d1
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2014-5.yaml
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0481
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.