CVE-2016-2513

Publication date 1 March 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.1 · Low

Score breakdown

Description

The password hasher in contrib/auth/hashers.py in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack involving login requests.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python-django 15.10 wily
Fixed 1.7.9-1ubuntu5.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.12
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.20

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.1 · Low
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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