Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python-idna package, versions <0:2.5-7.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.39% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHONIDNA-7262844
  • published15 Jun 2024
  • disclosed7 Jul 2024

Introduced: 15 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-3651  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python-idna to version 0:2.5-7.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:4260.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-idna package and not the python-idna package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was identified in the kjd/idna library, specifically within the idna.encode() function, affecting version 3.6. The issue arises from the function's handling of crafted input strings, which can lead to quadratic complexity and consequently, a denial of service condition. This vulnerability is triggered by a crafted input that causes the idna.encode() function to process the input with considerable computational load, significantly increasing the processing time in a quadratic manner relative to the input size.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1