vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-6923: cpython: python: email module doesn't properly quotes newlines in email headers, allowing header injection (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Aug 1, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Jun 17, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Aug 1, 2024
Added
Sep 13, 2024
Modified
Jun 17, 2026
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.
Solutions
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References
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