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CVE-2013-1443
Django Denial of Service Vulnerability in the authentication framework
Impact
The authentication framework (django.contrib.auth) in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.8, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6 beta 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password which is then hashed.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | Django | >= 1.4, < 1.4.8 | 1.4.8 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Djangoproject | Django | Versions 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00035.html
- http://python.6.x6.nabble.com/Set-a-reasonable-upper-bound-on-password-length-td5032218.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2758
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/sep/15/security/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1443
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/22b74fa09d7ccbc8c52270d648a0da7f3f0fa2bc
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3f3d887a6844ec2db743fee64c9e53e04d39a368
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/sep/15/security
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2013-18.yaml