CVE-2017-18361

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Published Feb 1, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Pylons Colander through 1.6, the URL validator allows an attacker to potentially cause an infinite loop thereby causing a denial of service via an unclosed parenthesis.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pylonsproject:colander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-0030	In Pylons Colander through 1.6, the URL validator allows an attacker to potentially cause an infinite loop thereby causing a denial of service via an unclosed parenthesis.
Github GHSA	GHSA-rv95-4wxj-6fqq	Pylons Colander Denial of Service vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.072% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Pylons/colander/issues/290
https://github.com/Pylons/colander/pull/323

History

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Subscriptions

Pylonsproject Colander

Weaknesses

CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:20 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 1, 2019, 9:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:20 PM
Reserved: Feb 1, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 1, 2019, 9:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM

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