Infinite Loop Remote Attack in rencode Package for Python

Infinite Loop Remote Attack in rencode Package for Python

CVE-2021-40839 · HIGH Severity

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

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.

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