PyPI: pheonix-waitress
CVE-2020-5236
Safety vulnerability ID: SFTY-20200204-97522
Safety legacy ID: pyup.io-49022
Pheonix-waitress 1.4.3 includes a fix for CVE-2020-5236: Catastrophic backtracking in regex allows Denial of Service. https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-73m2-3pwg-5fgc
Overview
Catastrophic backtracking in regex allows Denial of Service in Waitress
Advisory
Pheonix-waitress 1.4.3 includes a fix for CVE-2020-5236: Catastrophic backtracking in regex allows Denial of Service. https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-73m2-3pwg-5fgc
How to Fix
Mitigation and Workarounds
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Vulnerable Functions
Functions linked to known vulnerabilities.
References
- https://getsafety.com/vulnerabilities/SFTY-20200204-97522/CVE-2020-5236
- https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-73m2-3pwg-5fgc
- https://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/6e46f9e3f014d64dd7d1e258eaf626e39870ee1f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5236
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/waitress/PYSEC-2020-155.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73m2-3pwg-5fgc
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