Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-45958 |
CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system python-fastapi Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU61917
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45958
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Buffer_AppendIndentUnchecked. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 36
python-fastapi: before 0.75.2-1.fc36
CPE2.3http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-d1452fd421
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.