CVE-2021-40839

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-835

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 10, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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