Source: nltk Version: 3.9.3-1 Severity: important Tags: security upstream X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for nltk. CVE-2026-33231[0]: | 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. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-33231 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33231 [1] https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-jm6w-m3j8-898g [2] https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/1b6a569d7bab2c697bc1fc245f55ac0102079c18 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
