7.5
High
CVE-2024-6232 There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| CPython 3.13 | 3.13.0a1 → < 3.13.0rc2 | 3.13.0rc2 |
| CPython 3.12 | 3.12.0 → < 3.12.6 | 3.12.6 |
| CPython 3.11 | 3.11.0 → < 3.11.10 | 3.11.10 |
| CPython 3.10 | 3.10.0 → < 3.10.15 | 3.10.15 |
| CPython 3.9 | 3.9.0 → < 3.9.20 | 3.9.20 |
| CPython 3.8 | earliest → < 3.8.20 | 3.8.20 |
| cpython 3.13 | 3.13.0a1 → < 3.13.0rc2 | 3.13.0rc2 |
| cpython 3.12 | 3.12.0 → < 3.12.6 | 3.12.6 |
| cpython 3.11 | 3.11.0 → < 3.11.10 | 3.11.10 |
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