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CVE-2022-21716

Twisted is an event-based framework for internet applications, supporting Python 3.6+. Prior to 22.2.0, Twisted SSH clie

Twisted is an event-based framework for internet applications, supporting Python 3.6+. Prior to 22.2.0, Twisted SSH client and server implement is able to accept an infinite amount of data for the peer's SSH version identifier. This ends up with a buffer using all the available memory.

The attach is a simple as nc -rv localhost 22 < /dev/zero. A patch is available in version 22.2.0. There are currently no known workarounds.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0367
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

5
twisted>= 21.7.0 and < 22.2.0
debian linuxall versions
oracle http serverall versions

Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI twisted HIGH fixed in 22.2.0

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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None Low High
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None Low High
Published to NVD03 Mar 2022 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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9
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11978-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2297-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2117-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2070-1
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