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Alpine: multiple py3-idna packages: security update to 3.7-r0

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 424376

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A vulnerability was identified in the kjd/idna library, specifically within the `idna.encode()` function,
 affecting version 3.6. The issue arises from the function's handling of crafted input strings, which can
 lead to quadratic complexity and consequently, a denial of service condition. This vulnerability is
 triggered by a crafted input that causes the `idna.encode()` function to process the input with
 considerable computational load, significantly increasing the processing time in a quadratic manner
 relative to the input size. (CVE-2024-3651)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-3651

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 424376

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.69

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-3651

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-3651