Resource management error in py-django (Alpine package)

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

py-django (Alpine package): 1.4.1-r0 - 1.5.5-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:py-django_alpine_package:1.5.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:py-django_alpine_package:1.5.5-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:py-django_alpine_package:1.4.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d8d38d0581575f676da3491e75ab136626276613
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5044db2a0efc6ce6d34e1f5130a47e32960f4d3c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=761bfcda159e2c226f63239c4d10c8cfbd88b01a

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.