CVE-2022-40897

Advisory

Setuptools 65.5.1 includes a fix for CVE-2022-40897: Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.
https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages

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Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

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Resources

• https://pypi.org/project/setuptools
• https://pyup.io/changelogs/setuptools/
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-40897
• https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200
• https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
• https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1
• https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964be
• https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/