Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting py3-django package, versions <4.2.5-r0
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EPSS
0.17% (55th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE320-PY3DJANGO-7013865
- published 23 May 2024
- disclosed 3 Nov 2023
Introduced: 3 Nov 2023
CVE-2023-41164 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 py3-django to version 4.2.5-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream py3-django package and not the py3-django package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HJFRPUHDYJHBH3KYHSPGULQM4JN7BMSU/
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/releases/security/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HJFRPUHDYJHBH3KYHSPGULQM4JN7BMSU/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/sep/04/security-releases/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0002/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQJOMNRMVPCN5WMIZ7YSX5LQ7IR2NY4D/
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