Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting python package, versions [3.11.0,3.13.2)
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- published24 Jan 2025
- disclosed23 Jan 2025
- creditNico-Posada
Introduced: 23 Jan 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade python to version 3.13.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') due to a type confusion bug in the CPython interpreter. An attacker can bypass security restrictions by exploiting the try/except* clauses. This is only exploitable if the try/except* feature is used in the code.