Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting python package, versions [3.10.0,3.10.15)[3.11.0,3.11.10)[3.12.0,3.12.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PYTHON-7924817
  • published9 Sept 2024
  • disclosed22 Aug 2024
  • creditSeth Larson

Introduced: 22 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-8088  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade python to version 3.10.15, 3.11.10, 3.12.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') through zipfile.Path. An attacker can cause the application to enter an infinite loop by providing a specially crafted zip archive.

Notes:

1)This defect applies when reading only metadata or extracting the contents of the zip archive.

2)Programs that are not handling user-controlled zip archives are not affected.

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