SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-48564

read_ints in plistlib.py in Python through 3.9.1 is vulnerable to a potential DoS attack via CPU and RAM exhaustion when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.65%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

read_ints in plistlib.py in Python through 3.9.1 is vulnerable to a potential DoS attack via CPU and RAM exhaustion when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.65% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
python/python · netapp/active iq unified manager
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.