There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting CPython. Regular expressions that allowed excessive backtracking during tarfile.TarFile header parsing are vulnerable to ReDoS via specifically-crafted tar archives.
| Version | Score | Severity | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 | High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Product | Vendor | Version |
|---|---|---|
| CPython | Python Software Foundation | 2016 (Core installation) |