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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900882
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Django Forms Library Algorithmic Complexity Vulnerability
Summary:Django is prone to Algorithmic Complexity vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Django is prone to Algorithmic Complexity vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to an error within the regular expressions used for
validation of the 'EmailField' or 'URLField' form fields in Django's forms library.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to cause a Denial of Service
due to high CPU consumption via specially crafted email addresses or URLs.

Affected Software/OS:
Django version prior to 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.1.

Solution:
Upgrade to Django version 1.0.4 or 1.1.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3695
BugTraq ID: 36655
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36655
Debian Security Information: DSA-1905 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1905
http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/15df9e45118dfc51/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/13/6
http://secunia.com/advisories/36948
http://secunia.com/advisories/36968
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2871
XForce ISS Database: django-emailfield-urlfield-dos(53727)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53727
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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