NVD - CVE-2024-6923 (original) (raw)

CVE-2024-6923 Detail

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

ADP: CISA-ADP

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/01/3 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/2 CVE
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/06f28dc236708f72871c64d4bc4b4ea144c50147 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/097633981879b3c9de9a1dd120d3aa585ecc2384 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4766d1200fdf8b6728137aa2927a297e224d5fa7 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4aaa4259b5a6e664b7316a4d60bdec7ee0f124d0 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b158a76ce094897c870fb6b3de62887b7ccc33f1 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7be505d137a22528cb0fc004422c0081d5d90e6 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7c0f09e69e950cf3c5ada9dbde93898eb975533 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121650 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/122233 Python Software Foundation
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00005.html CVE
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/QH3BUOE2DYQBWP7NAQ7UNHPPOELKISRW/ Python Software Foundation
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240926-0003/ CVE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CISA-ADP

Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/03/2025 6:17:31 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html

CVE Modified by Python Software Foundation 1/31/2025 3:15:32 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/097633981879b3c9de9a1dd120d3aa585ecc2384

CVE Modified by CVE 1/11/2025 10:15:08 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00005.html

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 4:50:33 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/01/3
Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/2
Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240926-0003/

CVE Modified by Python Software Foundation 9/04/2024 5:15:14 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/06f28dc236708f72871c64d4bc4b4ea144c50147 [No types assigned]
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b158a76ce094897c870fb6b3de62887b7ccc33f1 [No types assigned]
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7be505d137a22528cb0fc004422c0081d5d90e6 [No types assigned]
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7c0f09e69e950cf3c5ada9dbde93898eb975533 [No types assigned]

CVE Modified by Python Software Foundation 8/07/2024 11:15:56 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4766d1200fdf8b6728137aa2927a297e224d5fa7 [No types assigned]
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4aaa4259b5a6e664b7316a4d60bdec7ee0f124d0 [No types assigned]

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 8/01/2024 3:36:19 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-94

New CVE Received from Python Software Foundation 8/01/2024 10:15:03 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added 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.
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121650 [No types assigned]
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/122233 [No types assigned]
Added Reference Python Software Foundation https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[\[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection)/thread/QH3BUOE2DYQBWP7NAQ7UNHPPOELKISRW/ [No types assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-6923
NVD Published Date:
08/01/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/03/2025
Source:
Python Software Foundation