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CVE-2024-21503

Versions of the package black before 24.3.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the lines_with_leading_tabs_expanded function in the strings.py file. An attacker coul...

Published: Mar 19, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-1333
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 42.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Black vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-1333CWE-75

Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
black
OSS Libraries
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSE TumbleweedOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Python Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka psf
Black
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21503
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/psf/black/commit/f00093672628d212b8965a8993cee8bedf5fe9b8
github.com
https://github.com/psf/black
github.com
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