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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.
Metrics
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*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.12.5
*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:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.20
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.9.0 up to (excluding) 3.9.20
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.10.0 up to (excluding) 3.10.15
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11.0 up to (excluding) 3.11.10
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.12.0 up to (excluding) 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/03/5 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/03/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/34ddb64d088dd7ccc321f6103d23153256caa5d4 No Types Assigned
CVE Modified by Python Software Foundation9/03/2024 11:15:16 AM
Action
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Reference
Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4eaf4891c12589e3c7bdad5f5b076e4c8392dd06 [No types assigned]
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Reference
Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/743acbe872485dc18df4d8ab2dc7895187f062c4 [No types assigned]
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Reference
Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d449caf8a179e3b954268b3a88eb9170be3c8fbf [No types assigned]
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Reference
Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ed3a49ea734ada357ff4442996fd4ae71d253373 [No types assigned]
New CVE Received from Python Software Foundation9/03/2024 9:15:05 AM
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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.
Added
CWE
Python Software Foundation CWE-1333
Added
Reference
Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121285 [No types assigned]
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Reference
Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/121286 [No types assigned]
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Reference
Python Software Foundation https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/JRYFTPRHZRTLMZLWQEUHZSJXNHM4ACTY/ [No types assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2024-6232 NVD
Published Date: 09/03/2024 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: Python Software Foundation