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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Django up to 1.2.6 (Content Management System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Libraries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 relies on Python libraries that attempt access to an arbitrary URL with no timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL associated with (1) a slow response, (2) a completed TCP connection with no application data sent, or (3) a large amount of application data, a related issue to CVE-2011-1521.
The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2011 by Paul McMillan (Website). The advisory is available at djangoproject.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-4137. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56671 (Debian DSA-2332-1 : python-django - several issues), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195180 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Python-Django Vulnerabilities (USN-1297-1)).
Upgrading to version 1.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56671). The entries 59145, 59144, 59143 and 59141 are pretty similar.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 56671
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2332-1 : python-django - several issues
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OpenVAS ID: 70548
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2332-1 (python-django)
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Upgrade: Django 1.1.2
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Advisory: DSA-2332Researcher: Paul McMillan
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4137 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 33741 - Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 URLField Implementation Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 49573 - Django Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 46614
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/24/2021 09:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/04/2017 11:42 (10), 11/24/2021 09:17 (6), 11/24/2021 09:21 (1), 11/24/2021 09:22 (2)
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