CVE-2014-0481
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.1%Django denial of service via file upload naming
Published: 5/14/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.6.6-1
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.4.14
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.4.14, >= 1.5, < 1.5.9, >= 1.6, < 1.6.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (14)
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/59782
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/61276
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0481
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0481
- ADVISORYhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/26cd48e166ac4d84317c8ee6d63ac52a87e8da99
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/30042d475bf084c6723c6217a21598d9247a9c41
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/dd0c3f4ee1a30c1a1e6055061c6ba6e58c6b54d1
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2014-5.yaml
- WEBhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010