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CVE-2015-2316

The utils.html.strip_tags function in Django 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1, when using

The utils.html.strip_tags function in Django 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1, when using certain versions of Python, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by increasing the length of the input string.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.02253
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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oracle solarisall versions
djangoproject djangoall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
opensuseall versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI django HIGH fixed in 1.6.11
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productmediumDjango Framework Exceptions
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD25 Mar 2015 · 02:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1109-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1112-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0694-1
usnUSN-2539-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0563-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155421.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73322
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2539-1Third Party Advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/mar/18/security-releases/PatchVendor Advisory
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