CVE-2024-24762

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Feb 5, 2024
Updated: Feb 17, 2024
CWE ID 1333
CWE ID 400

Summary

CVE-2024-24762 is a vulnerability affecting the `python-multipart` library, which is a streaming multipart parser for Python. This vulnerability occurs when using form data and involves a Regular Expression used to parse the HTTP `Content-Type` header. An attacker can exploit this by sending a custom-made `Content-Type` option that is difficult for the RegEx to process, causing high CPU usage and potentially stalling the application indefinitely. This vulnerability can lead to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) and affects various products utilizing `python-multipart`. The issue has been addressed in version 0.0.7 of the library.

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