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Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

CVE-2024-39614

High
8.7/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Django versions prior to 4.2.14, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.7, 5.1a1, and 5.1b1. The "get_supported_language_variant()" was subject to a potential Denial-of-Service attack when used with very long strings containing specific characters.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-130 - Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

The software parses a formatted message or structure, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published