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CVE-2022-40897

Public on 2022-12-23
Modified on 2024-02-12
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.9
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-setuptools 2023-08-03 18:10 ALAS2-2023-2196
Amazon Linux 2023 python-setuptools 2023-07-05 20:13 ALAS2023-2023-245
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python2-setuptools 2023-03-02 22:35 ALAS2-2023-1979
Amazon Linux 2 - Python3.8 Extra python38-setuptools 2023-08-21 21:00 ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2023-003

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-40897 Mitre: CVE-2022-40897 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity