Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-45848
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the nicotine-plus package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ 3.0.3 and later allows a user with a modified Soulseek client to crash Nicotine+ by sending a file download request with a file path containing a null character.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nicotine-plus | 3.2.1 | GHSA-p4v2-r99v-wjc2 |
| PyPI | nicotine-plus | 3.2.1 | PYSEC-2026-687 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1777
- FEDORA-2022-066232000e vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202210-20 vendor-advisory