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CVE-2022-48564

Date: August 21, 2023

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.

Language: Python

Severity Score

6.5

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/22882

Url: https://bugs.python.org/issue42103

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0009/

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2022-48564

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48564

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-48564

Url: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48564

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00017.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-48564

Severity Score

6.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-400

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

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