CVE-2021-41500: Incorrect Comparison in cvxopt
(updated )
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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rh6-h94m-vj54
- github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt
- github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/commit/d5a21cf1da62e4269176384b1ff62edac5579f94
- github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cvxopt/PYSEC-2021-870.yaml
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXTPM3DGVYTYQ54OFCMXZVWVOMR7JM2D
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41500
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