Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting py3-django package, versions <4.2.16-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-PY3DJANGO-8163647
  • published8 Oct 2024
  • disclosed7 Aug 2024

Introduced: 7 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-41991  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 py3-django to version 4.2.16-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.

An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.8 and 4.2 before 4.2.15. The urlize and urlizetrunc template filters, and the AdminURLFieldWidget widget, are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

CVSS Scores

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