CVE-2022-48564 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause CPU and RAM exhaustion in Python applications by processing malformed binary Apple Property List files.
- 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-2022-48564?
CVE-2022-48564 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 22 Aug 2023. 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48564?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including libpython, python and python-min. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
libpython Bitnami | All versions | 3.6.13, 3.7.10, 3.8.7, 3.9.1 |
python Bitnami | All versions | 3.6.13, 3.7.10, 3.8.7, 3.9.1 |
python-min Bitnami | All versions | 3.6.13, 3.7.10, 3.8.7, 3.9.1 |
Products include Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Python Python.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48564?
Upgrade libpython to a fixed version for your release line: 3.6.13, 3.7.10, 3.8.7 or 3.9.1.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-48564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager
Sources
Also known as AZL-109650, BIT-libpython-2022-48564, BIT-python-2022-48564, BIT-python-min-2022-48564, CLSA-2024-1710437461, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48564 and 3 more.