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CVE-2020-29651: py vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service

April 20, 2021 (updated October 21, 2024)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hj5v-574p-mj7c
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/py/PYSEC-2020-92.yaml
  • github.com/pytest-dev/py
  • github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256
  • github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257
  • github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257/commits/4a9017dc6199d2a564b6e4b0aa39d6d8870e4144
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYWNYEV3FGDHPIHX4DDUDMFZ6NLCQRC4
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHDTINIBJZ67T3W74QTBIY5LPKAXEOGR
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29651
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.10.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.10.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.10.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

pypi/py/CVE-2020-29651.yml

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