CVE-2022-40898

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 42%
VendorProductVersion
wheel_projectwheel
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< 0.38.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
wheel
bullseye
unimportant
bookworm
0.38.4-2
fixed
sid
0.44.0-2
fixed
trixie
0.44.0-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
python-pip
kinetic
Fixed 22.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
released
jammy
Fixed 22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
released
focal
Fixed 20.0.2-5ubuntu1.8
released
bionic
Fixed 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.7
released
xenial
Fixed 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm4
released
trusty
Fixed 1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm3
released
wheel
kinetic
Fixed 0.37.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.1
released
jammy
Fixed 0.37.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
released
focal
Fixed 0.34.2-1ubuntu0.1
released
bionic
Fixed 0.30.0-0.2ubuntu0.1
released
xenial
Fixed 0.29.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
released
trusty
Fixed 0.24.0-1~ubuntu1.1+esm1
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
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://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/