CVE-2024-6232: Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers
Python Software Foundation · CPython
Vendor fix available · Affected: Python Software Foundation CPython · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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Higher than 82% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. Regular expressions that allowed excessive backtracking during tarfile.TarFile header parsing are vulnerable to ReDoS via specifically-crafted tar archives.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Python Software Foundation · CPythonbefore 3.8.20; from 3.9.0 before 3.9.20; from 3.10.0 before 3.10.15; from 3.11.0 before 3.11.10; from 3.12.0 before 3.12.6; from 3.13.0a1 before 3.13.0rc2
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Published
- September 2024
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-1333cwe.mitre.org
- Patchgithub.com
- Vendor advisorymail.python.org
- Patchgithub.com
- Patchgithub.com
- Patchgithub.com
- Patchgithub.com
- Patchgithub.com
- Patchgithub.com
- Patchgithub.com
- Issue trackergithub.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/03/5openwall.com
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0007security.netapp.com
1 more reference is in the CVE record.