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CVE-2023-26112
April 03, 2023
All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)((.*)). Note: This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.
Affected Packages
configobj (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=4.4.0 <5.0.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.0.9
Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
Related Resources (12)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26112
https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj
https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj/issues/232
https://pypi.org/project/configobj/5.0.9
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BO4RLMYEJODCNUE3DJIIUUFVTPAG6VN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZHY7B33EFY4LESP2NI4APQUPRROTAZK/
https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj/commit/7c618b0bbaff6ecaca51a6f05b29795d1377a4a5
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZHY7B33EFY4LESP2NI4APQUPRROTAZK
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BO4RLMYEJODCNUE3DJIIUUFVTPAG6VN
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26112
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYU4IHVLOTYMFPH7KDOJGKZQR4GKWPFK
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYU4IHVLOTYMFPH7KDOJGKZQR4GKWPFK/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Exploit Maturity
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
Weakness Type (CWE)
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CWE-1333
EPSS
Base Score:
0.07