CVE-2007-5712 Django vulnerable to Denial of Service via i18n middleware component
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption using large Accept-Language headers when internationalization is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5712?
CVE-2007-5712 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as used in other products such as PyLucid, when the USE_I18N option and the i18n component are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many HTTP requests with large Accept-Language headers.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5712?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including django and Django. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
django PyPI | All versions | 1.1 |
django PyPI | From 0.91.0 | 0.91.1 |
django PyPI | From 0.95 | 0.95.2 |
django PyPI | From 0.96.0 | 0.96.1 |
Django PyPI | From 0.91.0 | 0.91.1 |
Django PyPI | From 0.95 | 0.95.2 |
1 more packages
Django PyPI | From 0.96.0 | 0.96.1 |
Products include Django Project Django.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5712?
Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 1.1, 0.91.1, 0.95.2 or 0.96.1.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-5712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5712 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5712, GHSA-9v8h-57gv-qch6, PYSEC-2007-1.