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CVE-2021-45848: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

March 15, 2022 (updated November 7, 2023)

Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ 3.0.3 and later allows a user with a modified Soulseek client to crash Nicotine+ by sending a file download request with a file path containing a null character.

References

  • github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1777
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45848

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.3 before 3.2.1

Fixed versions

  • 3.2.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.2.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Source file

pypi/nicotine-plus/CVE-2021-45848.yml

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