CVE-2022-40898
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
23/12/2022
Last modified:
15/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wheel_project:wheel:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | 0.38.1 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18
- https://pypi.org/project/wheel/
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
- https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18
- https://pypi.org/project/wheel/
- https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/



