mechanize vulnerable to ReDoS
CVE-2021-32837

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Python-mechanize

Status
Mechanize
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 January 2023

What is CVE-2021-32837?

The Mechanize library, used for automated HTTP interactions, is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) prior to version 0.4.6. This vulnerability can be exploited if a web server responds inappropriately, potentially leading to a crash of the Mechanize library. Users are advised to upgrade to version 0.4.6 or later, which contains a fix for this issue.

Affected Version(s)

mechanize 0.4.6

References

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-108-p...
https://github.com/python-mechanize/mechanize/blob/3acb18...
https://github.com/python-mechanize/mechanize/releases/ta...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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