Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38493
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the rhonabwy package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Rhonabwy 0.9.99 through 1.1.x before 1.1.7 doesn't check the RSA private key length before RSA-OAEP decryption. This allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service via a crafted JWE (JSON Web Encryption) token.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rhonabwy | 1.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38493 |
| Debian:13 | rhonabwy | 1.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38493 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rhonabwy | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38493 |