CVE-2015-5964

NameCVE-2015-5964
DescriptionThe (1) contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush and (2) cache_db.SessionStore.flush functions in Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions create empty sessions in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via unspecified vectors.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-301-1, DSA-3338-1
Debian Bugs796104

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python-django (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye2:2.2.28-1~deb11u2fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)3:3.2.19-1+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie3:4.2.16-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python-djangosourcesqueeze1.2.3-3+squeeze14DLA-301-1
python-djangosourcewheezy1.4.5-1+deb7u13DSA-3338-1
python-djangosourcejessie1.7.7-1+deb8u2DSA-3338-1
python-djangosource(unstable)1.7.10-1796104

Notes

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/aug/18/security-releases/
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