CVE-2022-48564· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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 malforme

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 76.3% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: platform-python (AlmaLinux:8) 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1; platform-python-debug (AlmaLinux:8) 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1; platform-python-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to platform-python (AlmaLinux:8) 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1; platform-python-debug (AlmaLinux:8) 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1; platform-python-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Published: Aug 22, 2023
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 1.6% · 76th percentile
CWE: CWE-400

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 1.6%

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Vendor	Product	CPE
python	python	cpe:2.3:a:python:python
netapp	active iq unified manager	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

netapp active iq unified managerall versions
python pythonbefore 3.6.13
python python3.7.0 and later · before 3.7.10
python python3.8.0 and later · before 3.8.7
python python3.9.0 and later · before 3.9.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
AlmaLinux:8	platform-python	before 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8	platform-python-debug	before 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8	platform-python-devel	before 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8	python3-idle	before 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8	python3-libs	before 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8	python3-test	before 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8	python3-tkinter	before 3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1
Debian:10	python3.7	before 3.7.3-2+deb10u6	3.7.3-2+deb10u6
Debian:12	pypy3	before 7.3.5+dfsg-2	7.3.5+dfsg-2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	platform-python	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	platform-python-debug	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	platform-python-devel	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	python3-debuginfo	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	python3-debugsource	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	python3-idle	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	python3-test	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	python3-tkinter	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos	python3	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos	python3-libs	before 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::appstream	platform-python	before 0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4	0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::appstream	platform-python-debug	before 0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4	0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::appstream	platform-python-devel	before 0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4	0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::appstream	python3-debuginfo	before 0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4	0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::appstream	python3-debugsource	before 0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4	0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.4

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Published before and after this one in the same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
almalinux:platform-python	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:8	Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:platform-python-debug	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:8	Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:platform-python-devel	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:8	Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:python3-idle	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:8	Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:python3-libs	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:8	Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:python3-test	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:8	Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:python3-tkinter	3.6.8-56.el8_9.2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:8	Package registry (OSV)
debian:pypy3	7.3.5+dfsg-2 · Debian:12	Package registry (OSV)
debian:python3.7	3.7.3-2+deb10u6 · Debian:10	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:platform-python	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:platform-python-debug	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:platform-python-devel	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-debuginfo	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-debugsource	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-idle	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-libs	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-test	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-tkinter	0:3.6.8-56.el8_9.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
A user must open a link or visit a page.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: None
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

Code that parses nested structures sets no depth or size limit. A small input can turn into a disproportionate processing load.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-400 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1function expand(node) {
2  return node.children.map(expand);
3}

Fixed

1const MAX_DEPTH = 32;
2function expand(node, depth = 0) {
3  if (depth > MAX_DEPTH) throw new Error("too deep");
4  return node.children.map((c) => expand(c, depth + 1));
5}