CVE-2024-6232
Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.2%
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
- Python Software Foundation · CPython
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 82nd percentile
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- Updated
- 2025-11-03
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- bgutowski/CVE-2025-4517-POC-Sudoers0★ · 2026-02-18
Security advisories
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/JRYFTPRHZRTLMZL…
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/03/5
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0007
- python/cpython/issues/121285