What is CVE-2021-40899?

CVE-2021-40899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Repo-Git-Downloader Project, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-40899?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Repo-Git-Downloader Project

CVE-2021-40899

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in repo-git-downloader v0.1.1 when downloading crafted invalid git repositories.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Repo-git-downloader_project Repo-git-downloader — versions 0.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1333 — Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40899?: CVE-2021-40899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Repo-Git-Downloader Project, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-40899?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.