Vulnerability identifier: #VU65859
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29651
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
python-py
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: pytest-dev
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can preform compute-time denial of service attack by supplying malicious input to the blame functionality.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
python-py: 1.0.0 - 1.9.0
External links
https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257/commits/4a9017dc6199d2a564b6e4b0aa39d6d8870e4144
https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256
https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.