CVE-2024-41989

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.8 and 4.2 before 4.2.15. The floatformat template filter is subject to significant memory consumption when given a string representation of a number in scientific notation with a large exponent.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ patch vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce not applicable
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/aug/06/security-releases/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-41989?
CVE-2024-41989 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-41989?
To fix CVE-2024-41989, 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-2024-41989 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-41989 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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