Description
The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.
Published: 2014-08-26
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-65-1 python-django security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3010-1 python-django security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0013 The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-296w-6qhq-gf92 Django denial of service via file upload naming
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2347-1 Django vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Djangoproject Django
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:20:18.410Z

Reserved: 2013-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0481

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-08-26T14:55:05.250

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-0481

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-08-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-0481 - Bugzilla

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