Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-41497
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the bounter package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Null pointer reference in CMS_Conservative_increment_obj in RaRe-Technologies bounter version 1.01 and 1.10, allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by inputting a huge width of hash bucket.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | bounter | no fix listed | GHSA-74xw-gwfm-7pv7 |
| PyPI | bounter | no fix listed | PYSEC-2021-880 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/RaRe-Technologies/bounter/issues/47 x_refsource_MISC