Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-29651
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the python-py package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.5% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.5%top 8.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | python-py | 1.10.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29651 |
| Debian:13 | python-py | 1.10.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29651 |
| PyPI | py | 1.10.0 | GHSA-hj5v-574p-mj7c |
| PyPI | py | 1.10.0 | PYSEC-2020-92 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257/commits/4a9017dc6199d2a564b6e4b0aa39d6d8870e4144 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2020-db0eb54982 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-8371993b6b vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00024.html