🛡️ CVE-2015-5964 — django
Description
Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2015-5964 is recorded against 1 package.
- django (from 1.4 up to 1.4.22)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 28 November 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
www.djangoproject.com (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| django | 1.4 | 1.4.22 |
References
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