SB2021042954 - Denial of service in django-filter
Published: April 29, 2021 Updated: August 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021042954
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) Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15225)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the NumberFilter conversion to integer values. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/carltongibson/django-filter/security/advisories/GHSA-x7gm-rfgv-w973
- https://github.com/carltongibson/django-filter/commit/340cf7a23a2b3dcd7183f6a0d6c383e85b130d2b
- https://github.com/carltongibson/django-filter/releases/tag/2.4.0
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210604-0010/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPHENTRHRAYFXYPPBT7JRHZRWILRY44S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FAT2ZAEF6DM3VFSOHKB7X3ASSHGQHJAK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVJ7AYU6FUSU3F653YCGW5LFD3IULRSX/