CVE-2022-42969 (High) detected in py-1.6.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2022-42969 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - py-1.6.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

library with cross-python path, ini-parsing, io, code, log facilities

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c8/47/d179b80ab1dc1bfd46a0c87e391be47e6c7ef5831a9c138c5c49d1756288/py-1.6.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ py-1.6.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 945ffa9a528f7119f1323e4e6bdc3cae842ee96a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2022-10-16

URL: CVE-2022-42969

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.