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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2022-40898

CVE-2022-40898

HIGH7.5

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0

Published Dec 22, 2022

Modified 10 months ago

Details

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli.

References

https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18

https://pypi.org/project/wheel/

https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40898

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

7.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedDec 22, 2022

ModifiedApr 15, 2025

CVE-2022-40898 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence