CVE-2021-33503

python-urllib3: ReDoS in the parsing of authority part of URL

Published Jun 29, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in urllib3 before 1.26.5. When provided with a URL containing many @ characters in the authority component, the authority regular expression exhibits catastrophic backtracking, causing a denial of service if a URL were passed as a parameter or redirected to via an HTTP redirect.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0456 An issue was discovered in urllib3 before 1.26.5. When provided with a URL containing many @ characters in the authority component, the authority regular expression exhibits catastrophic backtracking, causing a denial of service if a URL were passed as a parameter or redirected to via an HTTP redirect.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q2q7-5pp4-w6pg Catastrophic backtracking in URL authority parser when passed URL containing many @ characters
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5812-1 urllib3 vulnerability
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