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CVE-2021-40839
Published: Sep 10, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29
x_refsource_MISC
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16
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https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0001/
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FEDORA-2022-02340931ec
vendor-advisory
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FEDORA-2022-1033a2718b
vendor-advisory
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