GHSA-xc97-8p9q-cf27MediumCVSS 7.5

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to...

Published
May 24, 2022
Last Modified
October 14, 2026

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📋 Description

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.

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