CVE-2014-0481

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductDjango
PublishedAug 26, 2014
First seenAug 26, 2014

How to fix

Update
  • django1.4.14, 1.5.9, 1.6.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
djangoproject djangov ≤ 1.4.13, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.7, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5—
opensuse opensuse13.1—
opensuse_project opensuse12.3—
debian debian_linux7.0—
djangoPyPIv < 1.4.14, 1.5 ≤ v < 1.5.9, 1.6 ≤ v < 1.6.61.4.14, 1.5.9, 1.6.6

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