High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-32471
CVE-2021-32471
Description
Insufficient input validation in the Marvin Minsky 1967 implementation of the Universal Turing Machine allows program users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data. For example, a tape head may have an unexpected location after the processing of input composed of As and Bs (instead of 0s and 1s). NOTE: the discoverer states "this vulnerability has no real-world implications."
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:mit:universal_turing_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Marvin Minsky/Universal Turing Machinedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- arxiv.org/abs/2105.02124nvdThird Party Advisory
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