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CVE-2022-40899

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-12-23
  • Fixed in0.18.3
  • WeaknessCWE-400

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Description

An issue discovered in Python Charmers Future 0.18.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted Set-Cookie header from malicious web server.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-2300:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
future
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.18< 0.18.30.18.3
Pythoncharmers python-future
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.18≤ 0.18.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • foremanRed Hat:satellite:6.14::el8all versions · fixed in 0:3.7.0.9-1.el8satand 13 other packages
  • foremanRed Hat:satellite_utils:6.14::el8all versions · fixed in 0:3.7.0.9-1.el8satand 1 other package
  • foremanRed Hat:satellite_capsule:6.14::el8all versions · fixed in 0:3.7.0.9-1.el8satand 1 other package
  • futureRoot:PyPIall versions · fixed in 0.18.2+aikido.3
  • futureopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1all versions · fixed in 0.18.2-2.oe2203sp1
  • futureopenEuler:22.03-LTSall versions · fixed in 0.18.2-2.oe2203sp1
  • futureopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3all versions · fixed in 0.16.0-12.oe1
  • futureopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1all versions · fixed in 0.16.0-12.oe1

62 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-40899 Red Hat Product Security6 products fixed · 13 known affected

    python-future: remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted Set-Cookie header from malicious web server

    python-future.src as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5 · python2-future as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5 · python3-future as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5 · +10 more

  • RHSA-2023:6818 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.14 security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2023:4466 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.13.3 Async Security Update

  • RHSA-2023:2101 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: RHUI 4.4.0 release - Security Fixes, Bug Fixes, and Enhancements Update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update future to 0.18.3
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:6818 · 4 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For detailed instructions how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/6.14/html/upgrading_red_hat_satellite_to_6.14/index
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:4466 · 4 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  4. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-40899 · 4 productsAffected
  5. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-40899 · 7 productsOut of support scope
  6. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-40899 · 2 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-12-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-v3c5-jqr6-7qm8

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40899?

An issue discovered in Python Charmers Future 0.18.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted Set-Cookie header from malicious web server.

Is CVE-2022-40899 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-40899, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-40899?

CVE-2022-40899 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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