7.5 CVE-2024-6232
Patch Exploit
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.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6232
Categories
CWE-1333 : Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Some regular expression engines have a feature called "backtracking". If the token cannot match, the engine "backtracks" to a position that may result in a different token that can match.
References
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/03/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0007/ Third Party Advisory |
cna@python.org Patch Exploit
CPE
| cpe | start | end |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration 1 | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | < 3.8.20 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | >= 3.9.0 | < 3.9.20 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | >= 3.10.0 | < 3.10.15 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | >= 3.11.0 | < 3.11.10 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | >= 3.12.0 | < 3.12.6 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:alpha0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.13.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
REMEDIATION
Patch
EXPLOITS
Exploit-db.com
| id | description | date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No known exploits | |||
POC Github
| Url |
|---|
| No known exploits |
Other Nist (github, ...)
| Url |
|---|
| https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121285 |
CAPEC
Common Attack Pattern Enumerations and Classifications
| id | description | severity |
|---|---|---|
| 492 | Regular Expression Exponential Blowup |
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