PT-2021-8204
CVE-2021-29063
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Published
2021-06-21
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Updated
2026-10-04
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CVSS 4.0
8.7
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mpmath versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.1
Description
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) issue is present in the mpmathify function of the Mpmath library for Python. This issue can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The
mpmathify function is the vulnerable component. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.Recommendations
For Mpmath versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.1, consider disabling the
mpmathify function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploitability
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