CVE-2021-41500

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

Extended Description

This Pillar covers several possibilities:

Related Attack Patterns

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References

• https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXTPM3DGVYTYQ54OFCMXZVWVOMR7JM2D/