Unscored severity · published Aug 24, 2015
CVE-2015-5964
The (1) contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush and (2) cache_db.SessionStore.flush functions in Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other…
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CVSS
5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The (1) contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush and (2) cache_db.SessionStore.flush functions in Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions create empty sessions in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.0% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DJ
Django · Djangoproject
1.4; 1.4.1; 1.4.2; 1.4.4; 1.4.5; 1.4.6; +33 more · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Oracle
11.3 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5964
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5964
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1766.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1767.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1894.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3338
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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