CVE-2024-24762 HIGH

CVE-2024-24762: python-multipart vulnerable to content-type header Regular expression Denial of Service

Vendor Kludex
Product python-multipart
Weakness CWE-400
Published February 5, 2024
Last update May 9, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

Description

`python-multipart` is a streaming multipart parser for Python. When using form data, `python-multipart` uses a Regular Expression to parse the HTTP `Content-Type` header, including options. An attacker could send a custom-made `Content-Type` option that is very difficult for the RegEx to process, consuming CPU resources and stalling indefinitely (minutes or more) while holding the main event loop. This means that process can't handle any more requests, leading to regular expression denial of service. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.0.7.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

February 5, 2024 CVE published
May 9, 2025 Record updated