CVE-2012-3444 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-3444

The get_image_dimensions function in the image-handling functionality in Django before...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

djangoproject

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Affected Software

django
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.95, 0.96, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2, 1.2-alpha1, 1.2.2, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.3, 1.4

Timeline

Official Publish: July 31st, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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