high7.5
CVE-2021-41500
Incorrect Comparison in cvxopt
Impact
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
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | cvxopt | < 1.2.7 | 1.2.7 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cvxopt Project | Cvxopt | through 1.2.6 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 34 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXTPM3DGVYTYQ54OFCMXZVWVOMR7JM2D/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rh6-h94m-vj54
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41500
- https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/commit/d5a21cf1da62e4269176384b1ff62edac5579f94
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cvxopt/PYSEC-2021-870.yaml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXTPM3DGVYTYQ54OFCMXZVWVOMR7JM2D