CVE-2022-40898

Published Dec 23, 2022

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wheel_project:wheel:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "26F9D1AB-FC7F-47F6-9FD4-0D3784FCED44",
            "versionEndExcluding": "0.38.1"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References