Description
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.
Published: 2015-08-24
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 4.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-301-1 python-django security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3338-1 python-django security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0012 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x38m-486c-2wr9 Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2720-1 Django vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Djangoproject Django
Oracle Solaris
Redhat Openstack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:34.982Z

Reserved: 2015-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5964

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-24T14:59:09.837

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

Link: CVE-2015-5964

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-08-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5964 - Bugzilla

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