Resource Management Errors Affecting python-django package, versions <0.96-1.1
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- published 30 Oct 2007
- disclosed 30 Oct 2007
Introduced: 30 Oct 2007
CVE-2007-5712 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12
python-django
to version 0.96-1.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-django
package and not the python-django
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:12
relevant fixed versions and status.
The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as used in other products such as PyLucid, when the USE_I18N option and the i18n component are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many HTTP requests with large Accept-Language headers.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5712
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=749199
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00243.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00257.html
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2007/oct/26/security-fix
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3660
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3661
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27435
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31961
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38143