CVE-2014-0474

Description

The (1) FilePathField, (2) GenericIPAddressField, and (3) IPAddressField model field classes in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 do not properly perform type conversion, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact and vectors, related to "MySQL typecasting."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.23% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1 vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security/ vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61281 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0474?
CVE-2014-0474 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0474?
To fix CVE-2014-0474, 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-2014-0474 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0474 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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