HTTP: Django Multipartparser.py Parse Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Django Multipartparser. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0 before 4.0.10, and 4.1 before 4.1.7. Passing certain inputs (e.g., an excessive number of parts) to multipart forms could result in too many open files or memory exhaustion, and provided a potential vector for a denial-of-service attack.

Affected Products

Debian debian_linux

References

CVE: CVE-2023-24580

URL: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/feb/14/security-releases/

Short Name

HTTP:DOS:DJANGO-MULTIPRT-PARSE

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Django Multipartparser.py Parse Denial of Service

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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