bit-python-min-2024-6232

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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.

Timeline

Published: unknown
Last Modified: unknown

CVSS Details

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Affected Products

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-6232"
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      "cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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    "severity": "High"
  },
  "details": "There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegular expressions that allowed excessive backtracking during tarfile.TarFile header parsing are vulnerable to ReDoS via specifically-crafted tar archives.",
  "id": "BIT-python-min-2024-6232",
  "modified": "2026-09-22T11:06:07.863Z",
  "published": "2026-09-22T10:46:02.506Z",
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      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121285"
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    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/121286"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/JRYFTPRHZRTLMZLWQEUHZSJXNHM4ACTY/"
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers"
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