BIT-libpython-2024-6232

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Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers

view advisory published 2026-09-22Licence: per source

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.

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CVE-2024-6232UShigh7.5Exploit
There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. Regular expressions that allowed excessive backtracking during tarfile.TarFile header parsing are vulnerable to ReD…
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