SB2012100132 - Buffer overflow in py-django (Alpine package)
Published: October 1, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012100132
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3444)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The get_image_dimensions function in the image-handling functionality in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 uses a constant chunk size in all attempts to determine dimensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process or thread consumption) via a large TIFF image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.