CVE-2024-6232

2024-09-0313:15:05

Debian Security Bug Tracker

security-tracker.debian.org

cpython

vulnerability

tarfile

redos

unix

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

44.5%

JSON

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Debian11allpython2.7<= 2.7.18-8+deb11u1python2.7_2.7.18-8+deb11u1_all.deb
Debian12allpython3.11<= 3.11.2-6+deb12u2python3.11_3.11.2-6+deb12u2_all.deb
Debian999allpython3.12< 3.12.6-1python3.12_3.12.6-1_all.deb
Debian13allpython3.12< 3.12.6-1python3.12_3.12.6-1_all.deb
Debian999allpython3.13< 3.13.0~rc2-1python3.13_3.13.0~rc2-1_all.deb
Debian13allpython3.13< 3.13.0~rc2-1python3.13_3.13.0~rc2-1_all.deb
Debian11allpython3.9<= 3.9.2-1python3.9_3.9.2-1_all.deb

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Debian	11	all	python2.7	<= 2.7.18-8+deb11u1	python2.7_2.7.18-8+deb11u1_all.deb
Debian	12	all	python3.11	<= 3.11.2-6+deb12u2	python3.11_3.11.2-6+deb12u2_all.deb
Debian	999	all	python3.12	< 3.12.6-1	python3.12_3.12.6-1_all.deb
Debian	13	all	python3.12	< 3.12.6-1	python3.12_3.12.6-1_all.deb
Debian	999	all	python3.13	< 3.13.0~rc2-1	python3.13_3.13.0~rc2-1_all.deb
Debian	13	all	python3.13	< 3.13.0~rc2-1	python3.13_3.13.0~rc2-1_all.deb
Debian	11	all	python3.9	<= 3.9.2-1	python3.9_3.9.2-1_all.deb