CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-41500

Incorrect Comparison

Published: Dec 17, 2021 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cvxopt Cvxopt_project * 1.2.6 (including)
Cvxopt Ubuntu bionic *
Cvxopt Ubuntu hirsute *
Cvxopt Ubuntu impish *
Cvxopt Ubuntu trusty *
Cvxopt Ubuntu upstream *
Cvxopt Ubuntu xenial *

Extended Description

This Pillar covers several possibilities:

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