CVE-2023-41164

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

Security Fix(es):

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability was found in Django. Feeding certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters to the URI to IRI encoder function can lead to a denial of service.(CVE-2023-41164)

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

TuxCare rebuilt django to address 20 CVEs. Fixed in 4.2.post17+tuxcare.

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

These are all security issues fixed in the python310-Django-4.2.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

These are all security issues fixed in the python310-Django4-4.2.14-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

These are all security issues fixed in the python312-Django6-6.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

These are all security issues fixed in the python313-Django4-4.2.30-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

These are all security issues fixed in the python313-Django-5.2.16-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

These are all security issues fixed in the python313-Django5-5.2.16-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.21, 4.1 before 4.1.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.5, django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

This update for python-Django1 fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2023-41164: Fixed a potential denial of service vulnerability in django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() (bsc#1214667).

This update for python-Django fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2023-41164: Fixed a potential denial of service vulnerability in django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() (bsc#1214667).

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, leading to a denial of service.

USN-6414-1 and USN-6378-1 fixed CVE-2023-43665 and CVE-2023-41164 in Django, respectively. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Wenchao Li discovered that the Django Truncator function incorrectly handled very long HTML input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, leading to a denial of service.