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Python <= 3.8.3 DoS Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
None Solution Available
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
Python is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
An attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python through version 3.8.3.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution is available as of 16th July, 2020. Information regarding this issue will be updated once solution details are available.