# CVE-2014-0481: The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 befor

- Also known as: GHSA-296W-6QHQ-GF92, PYSEC-2014-5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.14, 1.5.9, 1.6.6
- Published: 2014-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): fixed in 1.4.14
- django (PyPI): from 1.5, fixed in 1.5.9
- django (PyPI): from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.6
- django (PyPI): fixed in 1.4.14; from 1.5, fixed in 1.5.9; from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.6

## Description

The default configuration for the file upload handling system in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 uses a sequential file name generation process when a file with a conflicting name is uploaded, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by unloading a multiple files with the same name.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.14, 1.5.9, 1.6.6) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59782

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