CVE-2021-20270
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
An infinite loop in SMLLexer in Pygments versions 1.5 to 2.7.3 may lead to denial of service when performing syntax highlighting of a Standard ML (SML) source file, as demonstrated by input that only contains the "exception" keyword.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.76%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 86
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (7)
CWE
- CWE-835
- CWE-835
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922136
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922136
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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