CVE-2012-3444

medium
Published 2022-05-17 · Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
5.0
VIR risk
5.0

Description

The get_image_dimensions function in the image-handling functionality in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 uses a constant chunk size in all attempts to determine dimensions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process or thread consumption) via a large TIFF image.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3444

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.4.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.4.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.4.1-1
debian debiansidfixed1.4.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.4.1-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIdjango<1.3.21.3.2
python PyPIdjango>=1.4,<1.4.11.4.1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
djangoprojectdjango{"endIncluding":"1.3"}
djangoprojectdjango0.95
djangoprojectdjango0.96
djangoprojectdjango1.0
djangoprojectdjango1.0.1
djangoprojectdjango1.0.2
djangoprojectdjango1.1
djangoprojectdjango1.1.2
djangoprojectdjango1.1.3
djangoprojectdjango1.1.4
djangoprojectdjango1.2
djangoprojectdjango1.2-alpha1
djangoprojectdjango1.2.2
djangoprojectdjango1.2.4
djangoprojectdjango1.2.5
djangoprojectdjango1.2.6
djangoprojectdjango1.2.7
djangoprojectdjango1.3
djangoprojectdjango1.4

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.