Memory issue in playing videos
Priority LOW 21CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00539 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tkVideoPlayer (PaulleDemon): 2.0.0tkvideoplayer (PyPI): 2.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaulleDemon | tkVideoPlayer | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | tkvideoplayer (PyPI) | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq |
- tkVideoPlayer VendorPaulleDemon Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available CNA
- tkvideoplayer (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:tkvideoplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:tkvideoplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tkVideoPlayer (PaulleDemon) Fixed in 2.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq tkvideoplayer (PyPI) Fixed in 2.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24902
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2022-24902 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-24902 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmhj-vh4q-hhmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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