CVE-2010-4535
The password reset functionality in django.contrib.auth in Django before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.3.x before 1.3 beta 1 does not validate the length of a string representing a base36 timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The password reset functionality in django.contrib.auth in Django before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.3.x before 1.3 beta 1 does not validate the length of a string representing a base36 timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL that specifies a large base36 integer.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.40% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- djangoproject/django
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/15032Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053041.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053072.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42715Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42913
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/5Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1040-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0048
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0098
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665373Patch
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/15032Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053041.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053072.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42715Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42913
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/5Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1040-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0048
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0098
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665373Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.