NVD - CVE-2015-5963

CVE-2015-5963 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.4, 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption or session record removal) via a large number of requests to contrib.auth.views.logout, which triggers the creation of an empty session record.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 08/24/2015

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00026.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1766.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1767.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1894.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3338
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76428
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033318
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2720-1	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1876
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/aug/18/security-releases/	Patch Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

11 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5963
NVD Published Date:
08/24/2015
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2017

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CVE-2015-5963 Detail

Description

Impact

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Technical Details

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Change History

CVE Modified by MITRE - 10/2/2017 9:29:00 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE - 12/23/2016 9:59:31 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE - 12/21/2016 10:00:11 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE - 12/7/2016 10:11:35 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE - 12/7/2016 1:17:35 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE - 11/28/2016 2:38:06 PM

Modified Analysis - 10/18/2016 2:41:40 PM

Initial CVE Analysis - 10/18/2016 11:12:35 AM

CVE Modified by Source - 10/17/2016 11:47:18 PM

Modified Analysis - 8/25/2015 1:40:59 PM

Initial CVE Analysis - 8/25/2015 1:37:58 PM

Quick Info