python-py — security advisory

{
  "id": "635504997b8c265896105708ff34c830b5ef0022e8fb892ddf3f18bd8b5cdfaf",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42969",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42969",
    "summary": "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. Note: This has been disputed by multiple third parties as not being reproduceable and they argue this is not a valid vulnerability.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42969",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "python-py",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-4",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-5",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-6",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "python-py",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-4",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-5",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.0-6",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42969"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "python-py",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/python-py?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1.11.0-1",
            "1.11.0-2",
            "1.11.0-3",
            "1.11.0-4",
            "1.11.0-5",
            "1.11.0-6"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42969.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "unimportant"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "python-py",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/python-py?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1.11.0-4",
            "1.11.0-5",
            "1.11.0-6"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42969.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "unimportant"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:02:45.407985031Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2022-42969"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-42969"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2022-42969",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 324152,
  "published_at": "2022-10-16T06:15:09.797+00:00"
}