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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6232

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6232 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11python3.93.9.2-1, 3.9.2-1, 0
Debian:11pypy30, 7.3.5+dfsg, 7.3.5+dfsg
Debian:11python2.72.7.18-9, 2.7.18-13.1, 2.7.18-13.2
Debian:14python3.130, 0
Debian:12python3.113.11.2-6+deb12u3, 0, 3.11.2-6
Debian:13python3.130, 0
Debian:13pypy30, 0
Debian:12pypy37.3.18+dfsg, 7.3.11+dfsg-2, 7.3.11+dfsg-2+deb12u1
Debian:14pypy30, 0

Timeline

  • Sep 3, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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