The rencode package through 1.0.6 for Python allows an infinite loop in typecode decoding (such as via ;x2fx7f), enabling a remote attack that consumes CPU and memory.
Weakness
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rencode | Rencode_project | * | 1.0.6 (including) |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Python-rencode | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
References
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY/
- https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0001/
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75
- https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMVQRPDVSVZNGGX57CFKCYT3DEYO4QB6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY/
- https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0001/