CVE-2024-6232
HIGH EPSS 80.3%
Published Sep 3, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
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
Exploitability
Impact
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
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | python | * | <3.8.20 |
| python | python | * | ≥3.9.0 – <3.9.20 |
| python | python | * | ≥3.10.0 – <3.10.15 |
| python | python | * | ≥3.11.0 – <3.11.10 |
| python | python | * | ≥3.12.0 – <3.12.6 |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
| python | python | 3.13.0 | any |
References 13
- openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/03/5
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/34ddb64d088dd7ccc321f6103d23153256caa5d4
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4eaf4891c12589e3c7bdad5f5b076e4c8392dd06
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/743acbe872485dc18df4d8ab2dc7895187f062c4
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7d1f50cd92ff7e10a1c15a8f591dde8a6843a64d
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b4225ca91547aa97ed3aca391614afbb255bc877
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d449caf8a179e3b954268b3a88eb9170be3c8fbf
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ed3a49ea734ada357ff4442996fd4ae71d253373
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121285
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/121286
- 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/
- security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0007/
Remediation
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/34ddb64d088dd7ccc321f6103d23153256caa5d4
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4eaf4891c12589e3c7bdad5f5b076e4c8392dd06
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/743acbe872485dc18df4d8ab2dc7895187f062c4
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7d1f50cd92ff7e10a1c15a8f591dde8a6843a64d
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b4225ca91547aa97ed3aca391614afbb255bc877
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d449caf8a179e3b954268b3a88eb9170be3c8fbf
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ed3a49ea734ada357ff4442996fd4ae71d253373
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121285
- github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/121286