CVE-2022-48564

Published: 22 August 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.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
python Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Ignored (end of standard support)
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Ignored (end of standard support)
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support)
python2.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm4) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	focal	Needs triage
	jammy	Needs triage
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm18) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm9) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
python3.10 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Not vulnerable (3.10.12-1~22.04.2)
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
python3.11 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Not vulnerable (3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (3.11.4-1~23.04)
	mantic	Not vulnerable (3.11.6-3)
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
python3.12 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Not vulnerable (3.12.0-1)
	noble	Not vulnerable (3.12.0-6)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
python3.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Needed
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
python3.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Needed
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm12) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
python3.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
python3.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needed
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
python3.8 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needed
	focal	Not vulnerable (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8)
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
python3.9 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Not vulnerable (3.9.5-3)
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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