DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45061
An issue was discovered in Python before 3.11.1. An unnecessary quadratic algorithm exists in one path when processing some inputs to the IDNA (RFC 3490) decoder, such that a crafted, unreasonably long name being presented to the decoder could lead to a CPU denial of service. Hostnames are often supplied by remote servers that could be controlled by a malicious actor; in such a scenario, they could trigger excessive CPU consumption on the client attempting to make use of an attacker-supplied supposed hostname. For example, the attack payload could be placed in the Location header of an HTTP response with status code 302. A fix is planned in 3.11.1, 3.10.9, 3.9.16, 3.8.16, and 3.7.16.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | pypy3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | pypy3 | 7.3.5+dfsg, 0, 7.3.5+dfsg-2+deb11u3 |
| Debian:11 | python3.9 | 3.9.2-1+deb11u1, *, 3.9.2-1 |
| Debian:12 | pypy3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | python3.11 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | pypy3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | python2.7 | 2.7.18-13, 2.7.18-11, 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 9, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated