# CVE-2007-5712: The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as used in other products such as PyLucid, when the US

- Also known as: GHSA-9V8H-57GV-QCH6, PYSEC-2007-1
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.96.1, 0.95.2, 0.91.1, 1.1
- Published: 2007-10-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): from 0.96.0, fixed in 0.96.1
- django (PyPI): from 0.95, fixed in 0.95.2
- django (PyPI): from 0.91.0, fixed in 0.91.1
- django (PyPI): fixed in 1.1

## Description

The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as used in other products such as PyLucid, when the USE_I18N option and the i18n component are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many HTTP requests with large Accept-Language headers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (0.96.1, 0.95.2, 0.91.1, 1.1) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3660
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00257.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27435
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00243.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=749199
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38143
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2007/oct/26/security-fix
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31961
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3661
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27597

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