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Status published
High
CVE-2020-29651
A denial of service via regular expression in the py.path.svnwc...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257/commits/4a9017dc6199d2a564b6e4b0aa39d6d8870e4144
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYWNYEV3FGDHPIHX4DDUDMFZ6NLCQRC4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHDTINIBJZ67T3W74QTBIY5LPKAXEOGR/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Affected Vendor
pytest
View all reports →Affected Software
py, fedora, zfs storage appliance kit
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 32, 33, 8.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 9th, 2020
Last Modified:
November 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.