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CVE-2023-41164

Published: 4 September 2023

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

Notes

AuthorNote
alexmurray
According to the upstream advisory affects versions 3.2.x,
4.1.x and 4.2.x with fixes in 3.2.21, 4.1.11 and 4.2.5 respectively

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
python-django
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
focal
Released (2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.19)
jammy
Released (2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.8)
lunar
Released (3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.4)
mantic
Released (3:4.2.4-1ubuntu1)
noble
Released (3:4.2.4-1ubuntu1)
trusty Needs triage

upstream
Released (3.2.21,4.1.11,4.2.5)
xenial Needed

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/django/django/commit/3f41d6d62929dfe53eda8109b3b836f26645bdce
upstream: https://github.com/django/django/commit/9c51b4dcfa0cefcb48231f4d71cafa80821f87b9
upstream: https://github.com/django/django/commit/ba00bc5ec6a7eff5e08be438f7b5b0e9574e8ff0
upstream: https://github.com/django/django/commit/6f030b1149bd8fa4ba90452e77cb3edc095ce54e

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H