CVE-2022-24902: paulledemon tkvideoplayer Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-24902 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in paulledemon tkvideoplayer. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 05-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
TkVideoplayer is a simple library to play video files in tkinter. Uncontrolled memory consumption in versions of TKVideoplayer prior to 2.0.0 can theoretically lead to performance degradation. There are no known workarounds. This issue has been patched and users are advised to upgrade to version 2.0.0 or later.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- CVE.orgCNA2.9LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
44%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.53% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Paulledemon1 product
- tkvideoplayer< 2.0.0
PyPI1 product
- tkvideoplayer< 2.0.0
Python1 product
- tkvideoplayer< 2.0.0
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/security/advisories/GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmqX Refsource CONFIRMWEBAdvisoryThird Party Advisory
- github.com/PaulleDemon/tkVideoPlayer/issues/3X Refsource MISCWEBREPORTIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory