Resource Exhaustion Affecting python39-pyyaml package, versions <0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.68% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PYTHON39PYYAML-2129160
  • published1 Sept 2021
  • disclosed10 Aug 2021

Introduced: 10 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3733  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 python39-pyyaml to version 0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.5.0+10613+59a13ec4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-pyyaml package and not the python39-pyyaml package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There's a flaw in urllib's AbstractBasicAuthHandler class. An attacker who controls a malicious HTTP server that an HTTP client (such as web browser) connects to, could trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) during an authentication request with a specially crafted payload that is sent by the server to the client. The greatest threat that this flaw poses is to application availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1