SB2019022021 - Fedora 28 update for python-django
Published: February 20, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019022021
Severity
Low
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) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6975)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper memory operations that exist when the django.utils.numberformat.format() function receives a decimal with a large number of digits or a large component. A remote attacker can send a request that submits malicious input, consume excessive amounts of memory resources, resulting in a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.