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Python2.7: There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. (CVE-2024-6923)

0
Medium
Published: 08/01/2024 (08/01/2024, 14:15:00 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: python2.7

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.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected software

redhat/python3.9
pkg:rpm/redhat/python3.9
Affected versions
<9.4>=9.5 <9.6>=9.7 <9.8>=9.9

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2024:6163
Cve Count
2
Additional Cves
["CVE-2024-8088"]

Threat ID: 6a3da1f14853345fc1832935

Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:29 UTC

Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:45:03 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:54 UTC

Views: 27

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