Resource management error in Django

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32403

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5145

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

validators.URLValidator in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.8.0 - 1.8.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:django_software_foundation:django:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75691
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032820
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-06
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jul/08/security-releases/

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.