CVE-2021-3828 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

nltk is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00433.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Nltk	Nltk

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0147	nltk is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Github GHSA	GHSA-2ww3-fxvq-293j	NLTK Vulnerable to REDoS
Ubuntu USN	USN-5215-1	NLTK vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/277711ab1dec729e626b27aab6fa35ea5efbd7e6
https://huntr.dev/bounties/d19aed43-75bc-4a03-91a0-4d0bb516bc32

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2021-09-27T12:25:30

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:09:09.516Z

Reserved: 2021-09-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-3828

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-27T13:15:07.993

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:22:33.317

Link: CVE-2021-3828

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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