CVE-2024-7592 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Software Foundation Cpython
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 19
Latest updateJan 15
Description
There is a LOW severity vulnerability affecting CPython, specifically the
'http.cookies' standard library module.
When parsing cookies that contained backslashes for quoted characters in
the cookie value, the parser would use an algorithm with quadratic
complexity, resulting in excess CPU resources being used while parsing the
value.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages2 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
5OSV▶
CVE-2024-7592: There is a LOW severity vulnerability affecting CPython, specifically the
'http↗2024-08-19
GHSA▶
GHSA-7pwv-g7hj-39pr: There is a LOW severity vulnerability affecting CPython, specifically the
'http↗2024-08-19
OSV▶
CVE-2024-7592: There is a LOW severity vulnerability affecting CPython, specifically the 'http↗2024-08-19
📋Vendor Advisories
6Oracle
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Red Hat
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