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CVE-2024-3220

Date: February 14, 2025

There is a defect in the CPython standard library module “mimetypes” where on Windows the default list of known file locations are writable meaning other users can create invalid files to cause MemoryError to be raised on Python runtime startup or have file extensions be interpreted as the incorrect file type.

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Related Resources (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3220
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/14/8
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250314-0001/
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/CDXW34ND2LSAOYAR5N6UNONP4ZBX4D6R/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-3220

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Weakness Type (CWE)

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CWE-426

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

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