#VU71642 Incorrect Regular Expression in python-py - CVE-2022-42969
Published: January 30, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71642
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-42969
CWE-ID: CWE-185
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
python-py
python-py
Software vendor:
pytest-dev
pytest-dev
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in Subversion repository caused by a mishandled InfoSvnCommand argument. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.