CVE-2007-5712 json
Django vulnerable to Denial of Service via i18n middleware component
published 2007-10-30 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-9v8h-57gv-qch6 , PYSEC-2007-1 , EUVD-2007-0001
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- pypi django 0.91.1, 0.95.2, 0.96.1, 1.1
- python-django Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.96-1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5712
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-5712 updated
Django 0.96 i18n DoS
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | django | >=0.96.0, <0.96.1 >=0.95, <0.95.2 >=0.91.0, <0.91.1 <1.1 |
0.96.1 0.95.2 0.91.1 1.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1640
vendor-advisory, web, patch, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27435
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
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djangoproject.com
/weblog/2007/oct/26/security-fix
web, patch, article
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github.com
/django/django/commit/412ed22502e11c50dbfee854627594f0e7e2c234
web
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github.com
/django/django/commit/7dd2dd08a79e388732ce00e2b5514f15bd6d0f6f
web
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github.com
/django/django/commit/8bc36e726c9e8c75c681d3ad232df8e882aaac81
web
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00257.html
vendor-advisory, web
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00243.html
vendor-advisory, web
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3660
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31961
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3661
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory, advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27597
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory, advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/26227
vdb-entry, web
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sourceforge.net
/forum/forum.php?forum_id=749199
web
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/38143
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5712
advisory
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github.com
/django/django
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2007-1.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20091201070224/http://secunia.com/advisories/27435
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20111224195100/http://secunia.com/advisories/27597
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20111229085535/http://secunia.com/advisories/31961
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20200228183657/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-9v8h-57gv-qch6
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5712
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9v8h-57gv-qch6
- NVD CVE-2007-5712
- OSV PYSEC-2007-1
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