CVE-2023-36632
Python Email Legacy API Untrusted Argument Recursion Error
Description
The legacy email.utils.parseaddr function in Python through 3.11.4 allows attackers to trigger "RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object" via a crafted argument. This argument is plausibly an untrusted value from an application's input data that was supposed to contain a name and an e-mail address. NOTE: email.utils.parseaddr is categorized as a Legacy API in the documentation of the Python email package. Applications should instead use the email.parser.BytesParser or email.parser.Parser class. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that this is neither a vulnerability nor a bug. The email package is intended to have size limits and to throw an exception when limits are exceeded; they were exceeded by the example demonstration code.
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Published Date :
June 25, 2023, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 2, 2024, 5:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-36632 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2023-36632.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.html | Product |
| https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.utils.html | Product |
| https://github.com/Daybreak2019/PoC_python3.9_Vul/blob/main/RecursionError-email.utils.parseaddr.py | Product |
| https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/103800 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 02, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** The legacy email.utils.parseaddr function in Python through 3.11.4 allows attackers to trigger "RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object" via a crafted argument. This argument is plausibly an untrusted value from an application's input data that was supposed to contain a name and an e-mail address. NOTE: email.utils.parseaddr is categorized as a Legacy API in the documentation of the Python email package. Applications should instead use the email.parser.BytesParser or email.parser.Parser class. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that this is neither a vulnerability nor a bug. The email package is intended to have size limits and to throw an exception when limits are exceeded; they were exceeded by the example demonstration code. The legacy email.utils.parseaddr function in Python through 3.11.4 allows attackers to trigger "RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object" via a crafted argument. This argument is plausibly an untrusted value from an application's input data that was supposed to contain a name and an e-mail address. NOTE: email.utils.parseaddr is categorized as a Legacy API in the documentation of the Python email package. Applications should instead use the email.parser.BytesParser or email.parser.Parser class. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that this is neither a vulnerability nor a bug. The email package is intended to have size limits and to throw an exception when limits are exceeded; they were exceeded by the example demonstration code. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 06, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.html No Types Assigned https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.html Product Changed Reference Type https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.utils.html No Types Assigned https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.utils.html Product Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Daybreak2019/PoC_python3.9_Vul/blob/main/RecursionError-email.utils.parseaddr.py No Types Assigned https://github.com/Daybreak2019/PoC_python3.9_Vul/blob/main/RecursionError-email.utils.parseaddr.py Product Changed Reference Type https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/103800 No Types Assigned https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/103800 Exploit, Issue Tracking Added CWE NIST CWE-674 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.11.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The legacy email.utils.parseaddr function in Python through 3.11.4 allows attackers to trigger "RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object" via a crafted argument. This argument is plausibly an untrusted value from an application's input data that was supposed to contain a name and an e-mail address. NOTE: email.utils.parseaddr is categorized as a Legacy API in the documentation of the Python email package. Applications should instead use the email.parser.BytesParser or email.parser.Parser class. ** DISPUTED ** The legacy email.utils.parseaddr function in Python through 3.11.4 allows attackers to trigger "RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object" via a crafted argument. This argument is plausibly an untrusted value from an application's input data that was supposed to contain a name and an e-mail address. NOTE: email.utils.parseaddr is categorized as a Legacy API in the documentation of the Python email package. Applications should instead use the email.parser.BytesParser or email.parser.Parser class. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that this is neither a vulnerability nor a bug. The email package is intended to have size limits and to throw an exception when limits are exceeded; they were exceeded by the example demonstration code. Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/103800 [No Types Assigned]
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0.12 }} 0.01%
score
0.46999
percentile