CVE-2014-0481
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.7–7.5
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affected products (36)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-296w-6qhq-gf92Django denial of service via file upload naming2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.
- PYSEC-2014-52014-08-26vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (14)
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010cnnvd
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59782enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61276enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010enisa_euvd
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/enisa_euvd
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