Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU51449

#VU51449 Infinite loop in pygments - CVE-2021-20270

Published: March 14, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU51449

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20270

CWE-ID: CWE-835

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
pygments

Software vendor:
pygments

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

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