CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-40897
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-12-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1333
Description
Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.
Affected configurations
• python setuptools (< 65.5.1)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity weakness
References
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964be Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/ Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/ Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/ security.netapp.com
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/ security.netapp.com
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964be Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00018.html lists.debian.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/ Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/ Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/ security.netapp.com
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/ security.netapp.com