CVE-2021-34141
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
An incomplete string comparison in the numpy.core component in NumPy before 1.22.0 allows attackers to trigger slightly incorrect copying by constructing specific string objects. NOTE: the vendor states that this reported code behavior is "completely harmless."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Affected | — |
| forky | Affected | — |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34141
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/18993
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/18993#issuecomment-1010735102
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fpfv-jqm9-f5jm
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/numpy/PYSEC-2021-855.yaml
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-34141.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-34141
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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