# CVE-2020-29651: A denial of service via regular expression in the py.path.svnwc component of py (aka python-py) through 1.9.0 could be used by attackers to

- Also known as: GHSA-HJ5V-574P-MJ7C, PYSEC-2020-92
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10.0
- Published: 2020-12-09 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- py (PyPI): fixed in 1.10.0
- py (PyPI): fixed in 1.10.0

## Description

A denial of service via regular expression in the py.path.svnwc component of py (aka python-py) through 1.9.0 could be used by attackers to cause a compute-time denial of service attack by supplying malicious input to the blame functionality.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, py, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/issues/256
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/py/pull/257/commits/4a9017dc6199d2a564b6e4b0aa39d6d8870e4144
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYWNYEV3FGDHPIHX4DDUDMFZ6NLCQRC4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHDTINIBJZ67T3W74QTBIY5LPKAXEOGR/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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