CVE-2020-29651

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.85% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256	third party advisory
https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257	third party advisory
https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257/commits/4a9017dc6199d2a564b6e4b0aa39d6d8870e4144	third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYWNYEV3FGDHPIHX4DDUDMFZ6NLCQRC4/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHDTINIBJZ67T3W74QTBIY5LPKAXEOGR/	vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-29651?: CVE-2020-29651 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-29651?: To fix CVE-2020-29651, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-29651 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-29651 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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