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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-301-1 | python-django security update |
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DSA-3338-1 | python-django security update |
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EUVD-2015-0012 | 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. |
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GHSA-x38m-486c-2wr9 | Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store |
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USN-2720-1 | Django vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:34.982Z
Reserved: 2015-08-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-5964

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-08-24T14:59:09.837
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-5964


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