CVE-2024-7592

HIGH

CPython - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0080
EPSS Percentile 73.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-1333 CWE-400
Status published

Affected Products (13)

python/python < 3.8.20
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python
python/python

Timeline

Published Aug 19, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026