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CVE-2021-40839

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2021-09-10 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Rencode Project RencodeFedoraproject Fedora

Weakness Type

CWE-835

References