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CVE-2024-7592

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.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
19 Aug 2024
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
3.8.20, 3.9.20, 3.10.15, 3.11.10, 3.12.6
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PythonServers and applications · cpe:a:python:python
  • Version 3.13.0-rc1
  • Version 3.13.0-beta4
  • Version 3.13.0-beta3
  • Version 3.13.0-beta2
All 17 release lines
  • Every version before 3.8.20
  • From 3.9.0 before 3.9.20
  • From 3.10.0 before 3.10.15
  • From 3.11.0 before 3.11.10
  • From 3.12.0 before 3.12.6
  • Version 3.13.0-alpha0
  • Version 3.13.0-alpha1
  • Version 3.13.0-alpha2
  • Version 3.13.0-alpha3
  • Version 3.13.0-alpha4
  • Version 3.13.0-alpha5
  • Version 3.13.0-alpha6
  • Version 3.13.0-beta1
  • Version 3.13.0-beta2
  • Version 3.13.0-beta3
  • Version 3.13.0-beta4
  • Version 3.13.0-rc1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7592
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7592