{"id":"USN-5837-2","summary":"python-django vulnerability","details":"USN-5837-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain\n Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\n cause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.\n","modified":"2026-06-25T13:31:38.072148781Z","published":"2023-02-01T15:22:08Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23969"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-23969","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23969"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5837-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23969"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"python-django","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-django?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6"}]}],"versions":["1.7.9-1ubuntu5","1.8.5-2ubuntu1","1.8.7-1ubuntu1","1.8.7-1ubuntu2","1.8.7-1ubuntu3","1.8.7-1ubuntu4","1.8.7-1ubuntu5","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.5","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.6","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.7","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.9","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.11","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.12","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.13","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.14","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm1","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm3","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm4","1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"python-django","binary_version":"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6"},{"binary_name":"python-django-common","binary_version":"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6"},{"binary_name":"python3-django","binary_version":"1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-23969","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5837-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}