Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2012-3444 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Django Web applications / CMS |
Vendor | Django Software Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32760
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3444
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The get_image_dimensions function in the image-handling functionality in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 uses a constant chunk size in all attempts to determine dimensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process or thread consumption) via a large TIFF image.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDjango: 1.3.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.