Multiple vulnerabilities in Numpy

Published: 2022-03-24

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-34141 CVE-2021-41496
CWE-ID	CWE-697 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Numpy Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Numpy

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Incorrect Comparison

EUVDB-ID: #VU61602

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34141

CWE-ID: CWE-697 - Incorrect Comparison

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete string comparison in the numpy.core component in NumPy. A remote attacker can pass specific string objects to the library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Numpy: 1.0 - 1.21.5

External links

http://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/18993

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU61601

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41496

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption