Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Nested directory structure can lead to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in freewvs
CVE-2020-15101
Description
In freewvs before 0.1.1, a directory structure of more than 1000 nested directories can interrupt a freewvs scan due to Python's recursion limit and os.walk(). This can be problematic in a case where an administrator scans the dirs of potentially untrusted users. This has been patched in 0.1.1.
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Affected packages
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| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
freewvsPyPI | < 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 |
Affected products
2- schokokeksorg/freewvsv5Range: < 0.1.1
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7pmh-vrww-25xxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15101ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/freewvs/PYSEC-2020-233.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/schokokeksorg/freewvs/commit/83a6b55c0435c69f447488b791555e6078803143ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/schokokeksorg/freewvs/security/advisories/GHSA-7pmh-vrww-25xxghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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