Debian DSA-2758-1 : python-django - denial of service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69938

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that python-django, a high-level Python web develompent framework, is prone to a denial of service vulnerability via large passwords.

A non-authenticated remote attacker could mount a denial of service by submitting arbitrarily large passwords, tying up server resources in the expensive computation of the corresponding hashes to verify the password.

Solution

Upgrade the python-django packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.3-3+squeeze8.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u4.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69938

File Name: debian_DSA-2758.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/18/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1443

BID: 62409

DSA: 2758

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