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Debian dla-3558 : python-django - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 181181

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3558 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3558-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb September 07, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : python-django Version : 1:1.11.29-1+deb10u10 CVE ID : CVE-2023-41164 Debian Bug : 1051226

 It was discovered that there was a potential denial of service vulnerability in Django, a popular Python-based web development framework.

 Upstream reported that there was a potential vulnerability in django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri(). This method was subject to potential DoS attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.11.29-1+deb10u10.

 We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.

 For the detailed security status of python-django please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-django

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the python-django packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?22eb32f6

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-41164

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/python-django

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181181

File Name: debian_DLA-3558.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/8/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41164

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django-common, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-django

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-41164