CVE-2022-42969 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-42969

The py library through 1.11.0 for Python allows remote attackers...

Vulnerability Description

The py library through 1.11.0 for Python allows remote attackers to conduct a ReDoS (Regular expression Denial of Service) attack via a Subversion repository with crafted info data, because the InfoSvnCommand argument is mishandled. Note: This has been disputed by multiple third parties as not being reproduceable and they argue this is not a valid vulnerability.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

py
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 16th, 2022
Last Modified: May 14th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.