CVE-2024-6232

HIGH EPSS 80.3%
Published Sep 3, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 3, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
80.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1333

Affected Products 17

VendorProductVersionRange
pythonpython* <3.8.20
pythonpython*≥3.9.0  –  <3.9.20
pythonpython*≥3.10.0  –  <3.10.15
pythonpython*≥3.11.0  –  <3.11.10
pythonpython*≥3.12.0  –  <3.12.6
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
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pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any
pythonpython3.13.0any

References 13

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/03/5
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/34ddb64d088dd7ccc321f6103d23153256caa5d4
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4eaf4891c12589e3c7bdad5f5b076e4c8392dd06
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/743acbe872485dc18df4d8ab2dc7895187f062c4
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7d1f50cd92ff7e10a1c15a8f591dde8a6843a64d
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b4225ca91547aa97ed3aca391614afbb255bc877
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d449caf8a179e3b954268b3a88eb9170be3c8fbf
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ed3a49ea734ada357ff4442996fd4ae71d253373
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121285
    ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/121286
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html
  • mail.python.org https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/JRYFTPRHZRTLMZLWQEUHZSJXNHM4ACTY/
    Vendor Advisory
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0007/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/34ddb64d088dd7ccc321f6103d23153256caa5d4
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4eaf4891c12589e3c7bdad5f5b076e4c8392dd06
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/743acbe872485dc18df4d8ab2dc7895187f062c4
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7d1f50cd92ff7e10a1c15a8f591dde8a6843a64d
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b4225ca91547aa97ed3aca391614afbb255bc877
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d449caf8a179e3b954268b3a88eb9170be3c8fbf
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ed3a49ea734ada357ff4442996fd4ae71d253373
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121285
    ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/121286
    Issue TrackingPatch