CVE-2015-5964
The (1) contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush and (2) cache_db.SessionStore.flush functions in Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions create empty sessions in certain circumstances, which allows remote…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The (1) contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush and (2) cache_db.SessionStore.flush functions in Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions create empty sessions in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.97% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- djangoproject/django · canonical/ubuntu linux · oracle/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1766.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1767.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1894.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3338
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76440
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033318
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2720-1Third Party Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/aug/18/security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1766.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1767.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1894.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3338
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76440
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033318
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2720-1Third Party Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/aug/18/security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.