CVE-2024-6232

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · PoC
Likely / severe?
2.20% (82nd) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
131 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
9 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

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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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Phoenix Contact PSIRT DE
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-1333USprimaryCWE-1333USCWE-1333USCWE-1333USCWE-1333USCWE-1333US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (131)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (16)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2024-0411Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Database productenNL2024-10-17csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse Database producten en subsystemen, zoals de Core database, Application Express, Autonomous Health Framework, Essbase, GoldenGate, SQL Developer en Secure Backup.

  • NCSC-2025-0020Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Database productenNL2025-01-22csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse database producten en subsystemen, zoals de Core Database, Graal, Application Express, GoldenGate en REST data.

  • NCSC-2025-0021Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle CommunicationsNL2025-01-22csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Oracle heeft meerdere kwetsbaarheden verholpen in zijn Communicatieproducten, waaronder Oracle Communications Unified Assurance, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function en Oracle Communications Order and Service Management.

  • NCSC-2025-0023Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle PeopleSoftNL2025-01-22csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Oracle heeft meerdere kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle PeopleSoft, specifiek in de versies 8.60, 8.61 en 9.2.

  • NCSC-2025-0382Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens productenNL2025-12-09csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Siemens heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse producten als Building X, COMOS, Energy Services, Gridscale X, NX, RUGGEDCOM, SICAM, SIMATIC, SINEC, SINEMA, SIPLUS en Solid Edge.

  • SSA-202008SSA-202008: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ruggedcom Rox Before V2.17.02025-12-09csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Ruggedcom ROX familly contain multiple vulnerabilities before V2.17.0 Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

  • SSA-613116SSA-613116: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Third-Party Components in SINEC OS before V3.12025-08-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    SINEC OS before V3.1 contains third-party components with multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

  • VDE-2025-053Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware2025-07-08csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE

    Multiple Linux component vulnerabilities fixed in latest PLCnext Firmware release 2025.0.2

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-2047Python: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-09-03csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Python ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0225Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-01-30csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um erhöhte Rechte zu erlangen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0794Juniper Junos Space: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-04-13csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper Junos Space ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen und um andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu erzielen.

  • ICSA-25-226-15Siemens SINEC OS2025-08-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    SINEC OS before V3.1 contains third-party components with multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

  • BIT-libpython-2024-6232Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers2026-09-22vendor · osvUS

    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.

  • BIT-python-2024-6232Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers2026-09-22vendor · osvUS

    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.

  • BIT-python-min-2024-6232Regular-expression DoS when parsing TarFile headers2026-09-22vendor · osvUS

    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.

  • PSF-2024-112024-09-03vendor · osvUS

    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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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvcert_bundncsc_nlsiemens_psirtphoenix_contact_psirtcisa_csaf_otNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-09-03modified 2026-06-17
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references (33)

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