CVE-2024-6232
Sept. 4, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
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Products Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| python |
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Description
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.
Weaknesses
CWE-1333
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
The product uses a regular expression with an inefficient, possibly exponential worst-case computational complexity that consumes excessive CPU cycles.
CWE ID: 1333Date
Published: Sept. 3, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 4, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Status : Modified
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
cna@python.org
CPEs
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | python | python | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | alpha0 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | alpha1 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | alpha2 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | alpha3 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | alpha4 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | alpha5 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | alpha6 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | beta1 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | beta2 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | beta3 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | beta4 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | python | python | 3.13.0 | rc1 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
HIGHCVSS Vector String
The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.
View Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H