Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-6173
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the tuf package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
TUF (aka The Update Framework) 0.7.2 through 0.12.1 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | tuf | 0.12.2 | GHSA-2828-9vh6-9m6j |
| PyPI | tuf | 0.12.2 | PYSEC-2020-146 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/commits/develop x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/issues/973 x_refsource_MISC