Django 1.11.x before 1.11.19, 2.0.x before 2.0.11, and 2.1.x before 2.1.6 allows Uncontrolled Memory Consumption via a malicious attacker-supplied value to the django.utils.numberformat.format() function.
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/feb/11/security-releases/ | patch vendor advisory |
| https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ | patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106964 | third party advisory vdb entry |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3890-1/ | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/11/1 | patch mailing list third party advisory |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/WTwEAprR0IQ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVXDOVCXLD74SHR2BENGCE2OOYYYWJHZ/ | vendor advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/66WMXHGBXD7GSM3PEXVCMCAGLMQYHZCU/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4476 | vendor advisory |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/10 | mailing list |