high7.5
CVE-2022-40897
pypa/setuptools vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
Impact
Python Packaging Authority (PyPA)'s setuptools is a library designed to facilitate packaging Python projects. Setuptools version 65.5.0 and earlier could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by fetching malicious HTML from a PyPI package or custom PackageIndex page due to a vulnerable Regular Expression in `package_index`. This has been patched in version 65.5.1.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | setuptools | < 65.5.1 | 65.5.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Setuptools | before 65.5.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964be
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
- https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00018.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9hx-vwmv-q579
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40897
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/3659
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages
- https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006
- https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/setuptools/PYSEC-2022-43012.yaml