Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-34141
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the numpy package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An incomplete string comparison in the numpy.core component in NumPy before 1.22.0 allows attackers to trigger slightly incorrect copying by constructing specific string objects. NOTE: the vendor states that this reported code behavior is "completely harmless."
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | numpy | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34141 |
| Debian:13 | numpy | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34141 |
| Debian:14 | numpy | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34141 |
| PyPI | numpy | 1.22 | GHSA-fpfv-jqm9-f5jm |
| PyPI | numpy | 1.10.0 | PYSEC-2021-855 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | numpy | 1:1.21.5-1ubuntu22.04.1 | USN-5763-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | numpy | 1:1.21.5-1ubuntu22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34141 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/18993 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html x_refsource_MISC