usn-5817-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-01-23 08:51
Modified
2026-06-29 10:52
Summary
python-setuptools, setuptools vulnerability
Details
Sebastian Chnelik discovered that setuptools incorrectly handled certain regex inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
References
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"id": "USN-5817-1",
"modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:59Z",
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