SB2019080533 - Resource management error in py-django (Alpine package)
Published: August 5, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019080533
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14235)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing URF-8 data with django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri(). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted content to the application and consume all available memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a647ee3a77fb6aee5cd7f25d13c0521e5a7b9246
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c7fc6af25f0b0cda600ac132b709aa32810a32aa
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c9242d57e288ae0de776187324f3d0125de602fc
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f23de6bf75a5fed240444ddc45e8609574c70306
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5f752ea195f3f8ce66003ac1240b432c30de48ff