VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.66% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wheel project/wheel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18Third Party Advisory
- https://pypi.org/project/wheel/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18Third Party Advisory
- https://pypi.org/project/wheel/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.