#VU61602 Incorrect Comparison in Numpy - CVE-2021-34141
Published: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61602
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34141
CWE-ID: CWE-697
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Numpy
Numpy
Software vendor:
Numpy
Numpy
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.