Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-41500
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the cvxopt package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Incomplete string comparison vulnerability exits in cvxopt.org cvxop <= 1.2.6 in APIs (cvxopt.cholmod.diag, cvxopt.cholmod.getfactor, cvxopt.cholmod.solve, cvxopt.cholmod.spsolve), which allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by construct fake Capsule objects.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | cvxopt | 1.2.7+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41500 |
| Debian:13 | cvxopt | 1.2.7+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41500 |
| Debian:14 | cvxopt | 1.2.7+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41500 |
| PyPI | cvxopt | 1.2.7 | GHSA-8rh6-h94m-vj54 |
| PyPI | cvxopt | 1.2.7 | PYSEC-2021-870 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2022-0b587f0fa9 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA