FKIE_CVE-2022-40897

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-23 00:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:02
Severity
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964bePatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/
cve@mitre.orghttps://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964bePatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00018.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
python setuptools *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:02:12.993",
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