CVE-2022-3301 Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception in ikus060/rdiffweb

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in rdiffweb by triggering an exception that is not properly cleaned up.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-3301?

CVE-2022-3301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ikus060/rdiffweb, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.4.8.

Weakness: CWE-460

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3301?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including rdiffweb. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.4.8
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.4.8
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.4.8

Products include Ikus-Soft Rdiffweb.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3301?

Upgrade rdiffweb to 2.4.8 or later.

Is CVE-2022-3301 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3301 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq29-5vjh-vxwr, PYSEC-2022-295.

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