{
"id": "GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-40839"
],
"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.",
"summary": "Infinite Loop in rencode",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.0.6"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "rencode",
"ecosystem": "PyPI"
}
}
],
"modified": "2024-10-26T18:35:18Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
}
],
"published": "2021-09-13T20:05:51Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40839",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gh8j-2pgf-x458",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/aresch/rencode",
"type": "PACKAGE"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rencode/PYSEC-2021-345.yaml",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] /message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] /message/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0001",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-835"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-10T02:15:00Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-09-13T19:11:37Z"
}
}