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CVE-2024-21503 Detail

Description

Versions of the package black before 24.3.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the lines_with_leading_tabs_expanded function in the strings.py file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious input that causes a denial of service. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible when running Black on untrusted input, or if you habitually put thousands of leading tab characters in your docstrings.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/psf/black/commit/f00093672628d212b8965a8993cee8bedf5fe9b8
https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.3.0
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-BLACK-6256273

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-75 Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) CISA-ADP  
CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Snyk  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-21503
NVD Published Date:
03/19/2024
NVD Last Modified:
07/02/2024
Source:
Snyk