#VU32403 Resource management error in Django - CVE-2015-5145

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32403

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5145

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Django
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Django Software Foundation

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

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

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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.