Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-40899
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the python-future package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue discovered in Python Charmers Future 0.18.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted Set-Cookie header from malicious web server.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | python-future | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40899 |
| PyPI | future | 0.18.3 | GHSA-v3c5-jqr6-7qm8 |
| PyPI | future | 0.18.3 | PYSEC-2022-42991 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-future | 0.18.2-5ubuntu0.1 | USN-5833-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-future | 0.18.2-5ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40899 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://pypi.org/project/future/
- https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/blob/master/src/future/backports/http/cookiejar.py#L215
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/17157
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
- https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/pull/610