CVE-2023-41164

Publication date 4 September 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
python-django	25.04 plucky	Fixed 3:4.2.4-1ubuntu1
	24.10 oracular	Fixed 3:4.2.4-1ubuntu1
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 3:4.2.4-1ubuntu1
	23.10 mantic	Fixed 3:4.2.4-1ubuntu1
	23.04 lunar	Fixed 3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.4
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.8
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.19
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	14.04 LTS trusty	Needs evaluation

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Notes

alexmurray

According to the upstream advisory affects versions 3.2.x, 4.1.x and 4.2.x with fixes in 3.2.21, 4.1.11 and 4.2.5 respectively

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
python-django	Upstream: 3f41d6d Upstream: 9c51b4d Upstream: ba00bc5 Upstream: 6f030b1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H