Improper Authentication in py-django (Alpine package)



Published: 2013-11-26
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2013-1443
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		py-django (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU32615

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-2013-1443

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

py-django (Alpine package): 1.4.1-r0 - 1.5.1-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e286e9f4e90f517fd2971a096b4128c4d6100ba0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3b05eee60ed17ee1c73fcff15e5fd3762df49b49
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4dd9dc6af38a7af46c3ab44f62fa543362d35651


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.



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