The django.forms.ImageField class in the form system in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 completely decompresses image data during image validation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by uploading an image file.
Published 2012-07-31 17:55:05
Updated 2013-04-11 03:29:59
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3443

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.08%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 88 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3443

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-3443

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-3443

Products affected by CVE-2012-3443

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