CVE-2012-3443

Description

The django.forms.ImageField class in the form system in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 completely decompresses image data during image validation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by uploading an image file.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1 mailing list
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3443?
CVE-2012-3443 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3443?
To fix CVE-2012-3443, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3443 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3443 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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