CVE-2021-41500 — HIGH (7.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-41500?

CVE-2021-41500 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2021-41500?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cvxopt Project Cvxopt, Fedoraproject Fedora.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cvxopt Project	Cvxopt	<= 1.2.6
Fedoraproject	Fedora	34

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-697

References

https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-41500?

CVE-2021-41500 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 attack...

How severe is CVE-2021-41500?

CVE-2021-41500 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-41500?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cvxopt Project Cvxopt, Fedoraproject Fedora.