Vulnerability in Paramiko
CVE-2022-24302
In Paramiko before 2.10.1, a race condition (between creation and chmod) in the write_private_key_file function could allow unauthorized information disclosure.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Paramiko
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/paramiko/paramiko/blob/363a28d94cada17f012c1604a3c99c71a2bda003/para… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.paramiko.org/changelog.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00032.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00013.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-24302?
- CVE-2022-24302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paramiko, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-03-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-24302?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-24302 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.