CVE-2014-0481

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 26, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-0481: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix