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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Django up to 1.4.21/1.7.9 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is the function contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush/cache_db.SessionStore.flush. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 08/18/2015 by Lin Hua Cheng as Security releases issued: 1.8.4, 1.7.10, 1.4.22 as confirmed news (Website). The advisory is available at djangoproject.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5964 since 08/07/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85587 (Debian DSA-3338-1 : python-django - security update), 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 124352 (Fedora Security Update for python-django (FEDORA-2015-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.22 or 1.7.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (85587). Similar entries are available at 66118, 76396, 76397 and 77329.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Django

Version

• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 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
• 1.4.13
• 1.4.14
• 1.4.15
• 1.4.16
• 1.4.17
• 1.4.18
• 1.4.19
• 1.4.20
• 1.4.21
• 1.7.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3
• 1.7.4
• 1.7.5
• 1.7.6
• 1.7.7
• 1.7.8
• 1.7.9

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 85587
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3338-1 : python-django - security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 703338
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3338-1 (python-django - security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Django 1.4.22/1.7.10

Timelineinfo

08/07/2015 🔍
08/18/2015 +11 days 🔍
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08/24/2015 +5 days 🔍
09/03/2015 +10 days 🔍
06/12/2022 +2474 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Security releases issued: 1.8.4, 1.7.10, 1.4.22
Researcher: Lin Hua Cheng
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
Coordinated: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-5964 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityTracker: 1033318
Vulnerability Center: 52427 - Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22 Remote DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-5964, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76440 - Django CVE-2015-5964 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2015 15:12
Updated: 06/12/2022 16:14
Changes: 08/19/2015 15:12 (68), 11/28/2017 08:12 (11), 06/12/2022 16:06 (3), 06/12/2022 16:14 (1)
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