CVE-2021-40839
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional 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/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY/
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/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY/
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