Resource management error in Django

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32542

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0474

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The (1) FilePathField, (2) GenericIPAddressField, and (3) IPAddressField model field classes in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 do not properly perform type conversion, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact and vectors, related to "MySQL typecasting."

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.0 - 1.6.11

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.