inflect is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
The product uses a regular expression with an inefficient, possibly exponential worst-case computational complexity that consumes excessive CPU cycles.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Inflect | Inflect_project | * | 0.3.7 (excluding) |
Attackers can create crafted inputs that
intentionally cause the regular expression to use
excessive backtracking in a way that causes the CPU
consumption to spike.