CVE-2014-0481 Information

Description

The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14 1.5.x before 1.5.9 1.6.x before 1.6.6 and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html http://secunia.com/advisories/59782 http://secunia.com/advisories/61276 http://secunia.com/advisories/61281 http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/