Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-45061

high Nessus Plugin ID 225065

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- 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. (CVE-2022-45061)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 225065

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2022_45061.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 9/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45061

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-libs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python2.7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-test, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45061

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