Resource Exhaustion Affecting python3-custodia package, versions <0:0.6.0-3.module+el8.4.0+429+6bd33fea


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHON3CUSTODIA-3298628
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed27 Apr 2020

Introduced: 27 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-1722  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python3-custodia to version 0:0.6.0-3.module+el8.4.0+429+6bd33fea or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2020:4670.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-custodia package and not the python3-custodia package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in all ipa versions 4.x.x through 4.8.0. When sending a very long password (>= 1,000,000 characters) to the server, the password hashing process could exhaust memory and CPU leading to a denial of service and the website becoming unresponsive. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1