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Products
CPython
Source
cna@python.org
Tags
CVE-2024-7592 details
Published : Aug. 19, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified : Aug. 19, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Last Modified : Aug. 19, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Description
There is a LOW severity vulnerability affecting CPython, specifically the 'http.cookies' standard library module. When parsing cookies that contained backslashes for quoted characters in the cookie value, the parser would use an algorithm with quadratic complexity, resulting in excess CPU resources being used while parsing the value.
CVSS Score
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Weakness
| Weakness | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-400 | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. |
References
| URL | Source |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/123067 | cna@python.org |
| https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/123075 | cna@python.org |
| https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/HXJAAAALNUNGCQUS2W7WR6GFIZIHFOOK/ | cna@python.org |
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