CVE-2009-3695 is an algorithmic complexity vulnerability affecting Django versions 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.1. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by submitting specially crafted email addresses or URLs that trigger excessive regular expression backtracking, leading to high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial denial of service. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security professionals.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.