Resource exhaustion in Pythoncharmers Python-Future
CVE-2022-40899
An issue discovered in Python Charmers Future 0.18.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted Set-Cookie header from malicious web server.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pypi.org/project/future/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/blob/master/src/future/backports/http/c… (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/python/cpython/pull/17157 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/ (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/pull/610 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40899?
- CVE-2022-40899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pythoncharmers Python-Future, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40899?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-40899 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.