CVE-2024-6923
Cisco Python Header Injection Vulnerability
Description
There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. The email module didn’t properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized.
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Published Date :
Aug. 1, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 31, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Source :
cna@python.org
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
2.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-6923 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-6923 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by cna@python.org
Jan. 31, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/097633981879b3c9de9a1dd120d3aa585ecc2384 -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Jan. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00005.html -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/01/3 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/2 Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240926-0003/ -
CVE Modified by cna@python.org
Sep. 04, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/06f28dc236708f72871c64d4bc4b4ea144c50147 [No types assigned] Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b158a76ce094897c870fb6b3de62887b7ccc33f1 [No types assigned] Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7be505d137a22528cb0fc004422c0081d5d90e6 [No types assigned] Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7c0f09e69e950cf3c5ada9dbde93898eb975533 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by cna@python.org
Aug. 07, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4766d1200fdf8b6728137aa2927a297e224d5fa7 [No types assigned] Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4aaa4259b5a6e664b7316a4d60bdec7ee0f124d0 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 01, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-94 Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L -
CVE Received by cna@python.org
Aug. 01, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. The email module didn’t properly quote newlines for email headers when serializing an email message allowing for header injection when an email is serialized. Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/122233 [No types assigned] Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121650 [No types assigned] Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/QH3BUOE2DYQBWP7NAQ7UNHPPOELKISRW/ [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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