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The sml lexer tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Standard ML (SML) lexer component in the Pygments syntax-highlighting library. Content focuses on CVE-2021-20270, a denial-of-service vulnerability in Pygments versions 1.5 through 2.7.3 where a crafted SML token like "exception" triggers an infinite loop. The fix was released in Pygments 2.7.4. Topics include security advisories, upstream patches, and remediation steps for systems performing untrusted syntax highlighting. This tag is relevant for developers, security researchers, and IT professionals managing Pygments-based tools or services.
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    Pygments CVE-2021-20270: SML Lexer DoS Fixed in 2.7.4

    An innocuous-looking three-character input — the Standard ML token exception — quietly exposed a logic flaw in the popular Python syntax-highlighting library Pygments, allowing attackers to force an infinite loop in the SML lexer and cause a denial-of-service condition across any system that...
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