CVE-2010-4535

N/A Unknown
Published: January 10, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

The password reset functionality in django.contrib.auth in Django before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.3.x before 1.3 beta 1 does not validate the length of a string representing a base36 timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL that specifies a large base36 integer.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/15032
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053041.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053072.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42715
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42827
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42913
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1040-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0048
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0098
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665373
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/15032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053041.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053072.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42715
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1040-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665373
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.3%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

djangoproject

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