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Red Hat: CVE-2024-3651: python-idna: potential DoS via resource consumption via specially crafted inputs to idna.encode() (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-3651: python-idna: potential DoS via resource consumption via specially crafted inputs to idna.encode() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
04/12/2024
Created
05/31/2024
Added
05/30/2024
Modified
07/15/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-cython-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-numpy-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python-cffi-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python-cryptography-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python-lxml-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python-psutil-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python-psycopg2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-idna
  • redhat-upgrade-python39
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-attrs
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-cffi
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-cffi-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-chardet
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-cryptography
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-cryptography-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-cython
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-cython-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-debug
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-idle
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-idna
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-iniconfig
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-lxml
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-lxml-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-mod_wsgi
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-more-itertools
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-numpy
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-numpy-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-numpy-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-numpy-f2py
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-packaging
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pip
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pip-wheel
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pluggy
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-ply
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-psutil
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-psutil-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-psycopg2
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-psycopg2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-psycopg2-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-psycopg2-tests
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-py
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pybind11
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pybind11-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pycparser
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pymysql
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pyparsing
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pysocks
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pytest
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pyyaml
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-pyyaml-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-requests
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-rpm-macros
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-scipy
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-scipy-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-setuptools
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-setuptools-wheel
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-six
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-test
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-tkinter
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-toml
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-urllib3
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-wcwidth
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-wheel
  • redhat-upgrade-python39-wheel-wheel
  • redhat-upgrade-pyyaml-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-scipy-debugsource

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