vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5215-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5215-1",
  "summary": "nltk vulnerability",
  "details": "Srikantha Prathi discovered that NLTK incorrectly handled specially crafted input.\nAn attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3828"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2022-01-10T20:51:11Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:03Z",
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5215-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3828"
    }
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}