CVE-2024-6232
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2024
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
CPython
- Vendor
- Python Software Foundation
- Product
- CPython
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | affected | python | 3.8.20 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.9.0 | affected | python | 3.9.20 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.10.0 | affected | python | 3.10.15 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.11.0 | affected | python | 3.11.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.12.0 | affected | python | 3.12.6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.13.0a1 | affected | python | 3.13.0rc2 | Unavailable | None listed |