CVE-2020-29651

7.5 HIGH

Published: December 09, 2020 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

A denial of service via regular expression in the py.path.svnwc component of py (aka python-py) through 1.9.0 could be used by attackers to cause a compute-time denial of service attack by supplying malicious input to the blame functionality.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257/commits/4a9017dc6199d2a564b6e4b0aa39d6d8870e4144

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYWNYEV3FGDHPIHX4DDUDMFZ6NLCQRC4/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHDTINIBJZ67T3W74QTBIY5LPKAXEOGR/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256