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High · 7.5 CVE-2024-24762 EUVD-2024-0059GHSA-2jv5-9r88-3w3pGHSA-qf9m-vfgh-m389PYSEC-2024-38PYSEC-2026-1850

python-multipart vulnerable to content-type header Regular expression Denial of Service

Published Feb 5, 2024 · Updated May 9, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

`python-multipart` is a streaming multipart parser for Python. When using form data, `python-multipart` uses a Regular Expression to parse the HTTP `Content-Type` header, including options. An attacker could send a custom-made `Content-Type` option that is very difficult for the RegEx to process, consuming CPU resources and stalling indefinitely (minutes or more) while holding the main event loop. This means that process can't handle any more requests, leading to regular expression denial of service. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.0.7.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Kludex python-multipart < 0.0.7 0.0.7
tiangolo fastapi < 0.109.1 0.109.1
encode starlette < 0.36.2 0.36.2

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 python-multipart 0.0.9-1 —
Debian 13 python-multipart 0.0.9-1 —
Debian 12 python-multipart No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS python-multipart 0.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8027-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS python-multipart 0.0.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8027-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-fastapi 0.138.0-2.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11710-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-python-multipart 0.0.32-1.3 openSUSE-SU-2026:12032-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling reflex 0.4.0-r0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI fastapi < 0.109.1 0.109.1 PYSEC-2024-38
PyPI python-multipart < 0.0.7 0.0.7 GHSA-2jv5-9r88-3w3p

Advisories 4

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