GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458 Infinite Loop in rencode

HIGH Published 2021-09-13 Modified 2024-10-26 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-40839
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
rencode
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-835
Reviewed
2021-09-13

Affected packages

• PyPI rencode: <= 1.0.6 (no fix yet)

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-40839 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… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition weakness

References