CVE-2011-4137

Published Oct 19, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 relies on Python libraries that attempt access to an arbitrary URL with no timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL associated with (1) a slow response, (2) a completed TCP connection with no application data sent, or (3) a large amount of application data, a related issue to CVE-2011-1521.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2332-1 python-django security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0007 The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 relies on Python libraries that attempt access to an arbitrary URL with no timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL associated with (1) a slow response, (2) a completed TCP connection with no application data sent, or (3) a large amount of application data, a related issue to CVE-2011-1521.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3jqw-crqj-w8qw Denial of service in django
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1297-1 Django vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:01 AM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2011, 10:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM