CVE-2015-5143

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5143
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-14 17:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe session backends in Django before 1.4.21, 1.5.x through 1.6.x, 1.7.x before 1.7.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via multiple requests with unique session keys.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.4.20 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5 alpha All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5 beta All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.1 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.10 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.11 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.12 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.2 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.3 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.4 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.5 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.6 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.7 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.8 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.5.9 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6 - All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6 beta1 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6 beta2 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6 beta3 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6 beta4 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.1 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.10 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.2 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.3 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.4 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.5 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.6 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.7 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.8 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.9 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 beta1 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 beta2 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 beta3 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 beta4 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 rc1 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 rc2 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 rc3 All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.1 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.2 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.3 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.4 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.5 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.6 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.7 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.8 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.9 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.8.0 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.8.1 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.8.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2015:1813-1: moderate: Security update for python-Django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Django Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Conduct HTTP/Header Response Splitting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security releases issued: 1.8.3, 1.7.9, 1.4.21 | Weblog | Django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.djangoproject.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1802-1: moderate: Security update for python-django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Django CVE-2015-5143 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: python-django-1.8.6-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Django: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201510-06) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3305-1 python-django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2671-1: Django vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981068 Python (pip) Security Update for django (GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3)

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