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cveMitreCVE-2021-40839
HistorySep 10, 2021 - 2:15 a.m.

CVE-2021-40839

2021-09-1002:15:07
CWE-835
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
104
cve-2021-40839
rencode
python
infinite loop
typecode decoding
remote attack
cpu consumption
memory consumption

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

74.7%

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 configurations

Nvd
Node
rencode_projectrencodeRange1.0.6python
Node
fedoraprojectfedoraMatch34
OR
fedoraprojectfedoraMatch35
VendorProductVersionCPE
rencode_projectrencode*cpe:2.3:a:rencode_project:rencode:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
fedoraprojectfedora34cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraprojectfedora35cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

74.7%