vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5837-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5837-1",
  "summary": "python-django vulnerability",
  "details": "Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain\nAccept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23969"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2023-02-01T12:59:11Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:29Z",
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