CVE-2024-6923

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: August 01, 2024 Modified: November 03, 2025

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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/06f28dc236708f72871c64d4bc4b4ea144c50147

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/097633981879b3c9de9a1dd120d3aa585ecc2384

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4766d1200fdf8b6728137aa2927a297e224d5fa7

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4aaa4259b5a6e664b7316a4d60bdec7ee0f124d0

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b158a76ce094897c870fb6b3de62887b7ccc33f1

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7be505d137a22528cb0fc004422c0081d5d90e6

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7c0f09e69e950cf3c5ada9dbde93898eb975533

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121650

Source: cna@python.org

https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/122233

Source: cna@python.org

https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/QH3BUOE2DYQBWP7NAQ7UNHPPOELKISRW/

Source: cna@python.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/01/3