CVE-2021-32837 describes a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the mechanize library, affecting versions prior to 0.4.6. A maliciously crafted web server response can trigger this flaw, causing the mechanize client to crash. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mechanize_project:mechanize:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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