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Details of issue NIXPKGS-2026-0708

NIXPKGS-2026-0708
published 3 months ago
Permalink CVE-2026-33231
7.5 HIGH
  • CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
  • Attack Vector (AV): Network (N)
  • Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
  • Privileges Required (PR): None (N)
  • User Interaction (UI): None (N)
  • Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
  • Confidentiality (C): None (N)
  • Integrity (I): None (N)
  • Availability (A): High (H)
  • Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Network (N)
  • Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
  • Modified Privileges Required (MPR): None (N)
  • Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
  • Modified Confidentiality (MC): None (N)
  • Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
  • Modified Integrity (MI): None (N)
  • Modified Availability (MA): High (H)
updated 3 months ago by @LeSuisse Activity log
  • Created suggestion 3 months ago
  • @LeSuisse accepted 3 months ago
  • @LeSuisse published on GitHub 3 months ago
NLTK has unauthenticated remote shutdown in nltk.app.wordnet_app

NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. In versions 3.9.3 and prior, `nltk.app.wordnet_app` allows unauthenticated remote shutdown of the local WordNet Browser HTTP server when it is started in its default mode. A simple `GET /SHUTDOWN%20THE%20SERVER` request causes the process to terminate immediately via `os._exit(0)`, resulting in a denial of service. Commit bbaae83db86a0f49e00f5b0db44a7254c268de9b patches the issue.

Affected products

nltk
  • ==<= 3.9.3

Matching in nixpkgs

Package maintainers

Upstream advisory: https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-jm6w-m3j8-898g
Upstream patch: https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/bbaae83db86a0f49e00f5b0db44a7254c268de9b