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Python Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) Vulnerability - CVE-2019-20907 - Vulnerability Database
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Python Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) Vulnerability - CVE-2019-20907

High
Reference: CVE-2019-20907
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20907
Title: Python Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) Vulnerability
Overview:

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.