SB2018031232 - Improper input validation in py-django (Alpine package)
Published: March 12, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031232
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7536)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the django.utils.html.urlize() function due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=be7e22246de0916a68b640d89fc11fa95ea548b5
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f8e1ef0d88411710f944cadedc434d54b1406b18
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1ed873bbcaa6cdeb56897c0287a0725e77f20ec9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=aac947d54afaf9dcc0db074c91149f8063f9d3ab
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c6946cd412005ff67f9ffa26bae05148414d006c
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7f0d54bad668ff5111969a5de34d29472bb4a4ec