USN-4897-2: pygments Ubuntu

Published
Published 14-08-2023Last modified 29-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-4897-2 is a vulnerability in pygments Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

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010
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KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2021-20270CVE-2021-27291

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

pygments vulnerabilities USN-4897-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pygments. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Ben Caller discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pygments to hang or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-27291) It was discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-20270)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Ubuntu1 product
  • pygments< 1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1+esm1

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