#VU65859 Resource exhaustion in python-py - CVE-2020-29651
Published: July 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65859
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-2020-29651
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.