CVE-2024-6923

MEDIUM EPSS 49.9%
Published Aug 1, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 1, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. The email module didn’t properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
2.1
Impact
3.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
49.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

References 15

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/01/3
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/2
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/06f28dc236708f72871c64d4bc4b4ea144c50147
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/097633981879b3c9de9a1dd120d3aa585ecc2384
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4766d1200fdf8b6728137aa2927a297e224d5fa7
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4aaa4259b5a6e664b7316a4d60bdec7ee0f124d0
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b158a76ce094897c870fb6b3de62887b7ccc33f1
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7be505d137a22528cb0fc004422c0081d5d90e6
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7c0f09e69e950cf3c5ada9dbde93898eb975533
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121650
  • github.com https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/122233
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00005.html
  • mail.python.org https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/QH3BUOE2DYQBWP7NAQ7UNHPPOELKISRW/
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240926-0003/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

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