GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/09/GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458/GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458
- Aliases
- Published
- 2021-09-13T20:05:51Z
- Modified
- 2024-02-19T05:41:25.288370Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Infinite Loop in rencode
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40839
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rencode/PYSEC-2021-345.yaml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY
- https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0001
Affected packages
PyPI / rencode
Package
- Name
- rencode
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:pypi/rencode