SB2013112632 - Improper Authentication in py-django (Alpine package)
Published: November 26, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013112632
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1443)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The authentication framework (django.contrib.auth) in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.8, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6 beta 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password which is then hashed.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.