# CVE-2015-5964: The (1) contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush and (2) cache\_db.SessionStore.flush functions in Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x

- Also known as: PYSEC-2015-23, GHSA-X38M-486C-2WR9
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.10, 1.4.22
- Published: 2015-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): from 1.7, fixed in 1.7.10; from 1.4, fixed in 1.4.22
- django (PyPI): from 1.7, fixed in 1.7.10
- django (PyPI): from 1.4, fixed in 1.4.22

## Description

The (1) contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush and (2) cache_db.SessionStore.flush functions in Django 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions create empty sessions in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1894.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3338
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033318
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1767.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2720-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1766.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76440
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/aug/18/security-releases/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

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