CVE-2024-7592

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Low Low Impact What does this mean?
4.8 CVSS v3 Base Score

Description

A flaw was found in the http.cookies module in the Python package. When parsing cookies that contain backslashes, under certain circumstances, the module uses an algorithm with quadratic complexity, leading to excessive CPU consumption.

Statement

This vulnerability is classified as low severity, as also marked by upstream Python, because while it can cause excessive CPU usage, its exploitability is constrained by practical factors. Most production environments enforce request size limits (e.g., via web servers like Nginx or Apache), preventing attackers from sending arbitrarily large cookies.

Additionally, the impact is localized to individual requests, meaning it does not persistently degrade system performance or lead to remote code execution (RCE). The attack requires multiple large requests to have a significant effect, making it inefficient compared to more severe denial-of-service (DoS) vectors.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Additional Information

External References

Content from www.cve.org is not included.https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7592

Content from nvd.nist.gov is not included.https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7592

Content from github.com is not included.https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/123067

Content from github.com is not included.https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/123075

Content from mail.python.org is not included.https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/HXJAAAALNUNGCQUS2W7WR6GFIZIHFOOK/

Affected Packages and Issued Red Hat Security Errata

Products / Services Components State Errata
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 python3.12 Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 python Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 python Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 python3 Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gimp:flatpak/python2 Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 python3 Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 python3.11 Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 python3.12 Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 python36:3.6/python36 Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 python39-devel:3.9/python39 Fix deferred
Unless explicitly stated as not affected, all previous versions of packages in any minor update stream of a product listed here should be assumed vulnerable, although may not have been subject to full analysis.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authorities (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications ).

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown Red Hat NVD
CVSS v3 Base Score 4.8 7.5
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity High Low
Privileges Required Low None
User Interaction Required None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact High High

CVSS v3 Vector

Red Hat CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Red Hat's CVSS v3 score or Impact different from other vendors?

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For more information, see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/762393.

My product is listed as "Under investigation" or "Affected", when will Red Hat release a fix for this vulnerability?
  • "Under investigation" doesn't necessarily mean that the product is affected by this vulnerability. It only means that our Analysis Team is still working on determining whether the product is affected and how it is affected.
  • "Affected" means that our Analysis Team has determined that this product is affected by this vulnerability and might release a fix to address this in the near future.

What can I do if my product is listed as "Will not fix"?

 This depends mostly on the Impact of the vulnerability and the Life Cycle phase in which your product is currently in. Overall, you have the following options:
  • Upgrade to a supported product version that includes a fix for this vulnerability (recommended)
  • Apply a mitigation (if one exists)
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What is a mitigation?

 A mitigation is an action that can be taken to reduce the impact of a security vulnerability, without deploying any fixes.

I have a Red Hat product but it is not in the above list, is it affected?

 The listed products were found to include one or more of the components that this vulnerability affects. These products underwent a thorough evaluation to determine their affectedness by this vulnerability. Note that layered products (such as container-based offerings) that consume affected components from any of the products listed in this table may be affected and are not represented.

Why is my security scanner reporting my product as vulnerable to this vulnerability even though my product version is fixed or not affected?

 In order to maintain code stability and compatibility, Red Hat usually does not rebase packages to entirely new versions. Instead, we backport fixes and new features to an older version of the package we distribute. This can result in some security scanners that only consider the package version to report the package as vulnerable. To avoid this, we suggest that you use an approved vulnerability scanner from our This content is not included.Red Hat Vulnerability Scanner Certification program.