CVE-2009-3695

N/A Unknown
Published: October 13, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the forms library in Django 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted (1) EmailField (email address) or (2) URLField (URL) that triggers a large amount of backtracking in a regular expression.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550457
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/15df9e45118dfc51/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36948
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36968
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1905
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/oct/09/security/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/13/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36655
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2871
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53727
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/15df9e45118dfc51/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36948
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36968
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2009/oct/09/security/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/13/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53727
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.2%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

djangoproject