High severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 30, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5712
CVE-2007-5712
Description
The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as used in other products such as PyLucid, when the USE_I18N option and the i18n component are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many HTTP requests with large Accept-Language headers.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
DjangoPyPI | >= 0.96.0, < 0.96.1 | 0.96.1 |
DjangoPyPI | >= 0.95, < 0.95.2 | 0.95.2 |
DjangoPyPI | >= 0.91.0, < 0.91.1 | 0.91.1 |
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, 0.96
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- secunia.com/advisories/27435nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640nvdPatchWEB
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2007/oct/26/security-fixnvdPatchWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/27597nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31961nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3660nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3661nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v8h-57gv-qch6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5712ghsaADVISORY
- sourceforge.net/forum/forum.phpnvdWEB
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38143nvdWEB
- github.com/django/django/commit/412ed22502e11c50dbfee854627594f0e7e2c234ghsaWEB
- github.com/django/django/commit/7dd2dd08a79e388732ce00e2b5514f15bd6d0f6fghsaWEB
- github.com/django/django/commit/8bc36e726c9e8c75c681d3ad232df8e882aaac81ghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2007-1.yamlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20091201070224/http://secunia.com/advisories/27435ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20111224195100/http://secunia.com/advisories/27597ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20111229085535/http://secunia.com/advisories/31961ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200228183657/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227ghsaWEB
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00243.htmlnvdWEB
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00257.htmlnvdWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227nvd
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