Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
CVE-2020-10735
Summary
A flaw was found in python. In algorithms with quadratic time complexity using non-binary bases, when using int("text"), a system could take 50ms to parse an int string with 100,000 digits and 5s for 1,000,000 digits (float, decimal, int.from_bytes(), and int() for binary bases 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 are not affected). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
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- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
CWE-704 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
The software does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published