CVE-2021-40839
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 10, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 10, 2021
Description
The rencode package through 1.0.6 for Python allows an infinite loop in typecode decoding (such as via ;\x2f\x7f), enabling a remote attack that consumes CPU and memory.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75
- https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0001/
- FEDORA-2022-02340931ecvendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-1033a2718bvendor-advisory
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