Vulnerability · Published Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-41989
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the py3-django package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.8 and 4.2 before 4.2.15. The floatformat template filter is subject to significant memory consumption when given a string representation of a number in scientific notation with a large exponent.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Debian:12 | python-django | 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u1 | DSA-6136-1 |
| Debian:12 | python-django | 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Debian:13 | python-django | 3:4.2.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Debian:14 | python-django | 3:4.2.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41989 |
| PyPI | django | 4.2.15 | GHSA-jh75-99hh-qvx9 |
| PyPI | django | 4.2.15, 5.0.8 | PYSEC-2024-67 |
| PyPI | django | 5.0.8 | GHSA-jh75-99hh-qvx9 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-django | 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13 | USN-6946-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-django | 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | python-django | 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41989 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | python-django | 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2 | USN-6946-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H