Description
The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as used in other products such as PyLucid, when the USE_I18N option and the i18n component are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many HTTP requests with large Accept-Language headers.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27435Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27597Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31961Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=749199
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640Patch
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2007/oct/26/security-fixPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3660Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3661Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38143
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00243.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00257.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27435Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27597Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31961Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=749199
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640Patch
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2007/oct/26/security-fixPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3660Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3661Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38143
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00243.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00257.html
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 30, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified