VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-3842
nltk is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
nltk is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.46% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Affected
- nltk/nltk · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- security@huntr.dev
References
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/2a50a3edc9d35f57ae42a921c621edc160877f4dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/761a761e-2be2-430a-8d92-6f74ffe9866aExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/2a50a3edc9d35f57ae42a921c621edc160877f4dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/761a761e-2be2-430a-8d92-6f74ffe9866aExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.