GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458

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    GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458

    Published: 13 Sept 2021Last Modified: 26 Oct 2024

    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: 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/[email protected]/message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/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

    Package

    Name: rencode

    Purl: pkg:pypi/rencode

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.3
    1.0.4
    1.0.5
    1.0.6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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