# CVE-2022-3439: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb

- Also known as: PYSEC-2022-43159, GHSA-X8X2-WC2H-WC48
- Severity: CVSS 4.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.0
- Published: 2022-10-14 · Updated: 2025-05-14

## Affected

- ikus060 ikus060/rdiffweb: fixed in 2.5.0
- rdiffweb (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.0
- rdiffweb (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.0

## Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ikus060 ikus060/rdiffweb, rdiffweb, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/b78ec09f4582e363f6f449df6f987127e126c311
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/37b86c45-b240-4626-bd53-b6f02d10e0d7

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