The get_image_dimensions function in the image-handling functionality in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 uses a constant chunk…

Description

The get_image_dimensions function in the image-handling functionality in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 uses a constant chunk size in all attempts to determine dimensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process or thread consumption) via a large TIFF image.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• PyPIDjangoGHSA-5h2q-4hrp-v9rr (opens in a new tab)

References (6)

• [oss-security] 20120730 CVE Request: Django 1.3.1 and 1.4.0 security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2012:143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• USN-1560-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20120730 Re: CVE Request: Django 1.3.1 and 1.4.0 security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• DSA-2529 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-5h2q-4hrp-v9rr (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 20:05 UTC.