Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting pypy3 package, versions <7.3.3+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.99% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PYPY3-18318474
  • published26 Jul 2026
  • disclosed13 Jul 2020

Introduced: 13 Jul 2020

CVE-2019-20907  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest pypy3 to version 7.3.3+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pypy3 package and not the pypy3 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, 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.

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CVSS Base Scores

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