CVE-2021-41495

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in numpy.sort in NumPy &lt and 1.19 in the PyArray_DescrNew function due to missing return-value validation, which allows attackers to conduct DoS attacks by repetitively creating sort arrays. NOTE: While correct that validation is missing, an error can only occur due to an exhaustion of memory. If the user can exhaust memory, they are already privileged. Further, it should be practically impossible to construct an attack which can target the memory exhaustion to occur at exactly this place
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/19038 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/19038 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:numpy:numpy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:26

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References () https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/19038 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/19038 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html - Third Party Advisory () https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html - Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 03:38

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Summary ** DISPUTED ** Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in numpy.sort in NumPy &lt and 1.19 in the PyArray_DescrNew function due to missing return-value validation, which allows attackers to conduct DoS attacks by repetitively creating sort arrays. NOTE: While correct that validation is missing, an error can only occur due to an exhaustion of memory. If the user can exhaust memory, they are already privileged. Further, it should be practically impossible to construct an attack which can target the memory exhaustion to occur at exactly this place. Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in numpy.sort in NumPy &lt and 1.19 in the PyArray_DescrNew function due to missing return-value validation, which allows attackers to conduct DoS attacks by repetitively creating sort arrays. NOTE: While correct that validation is missing, an error can only occur due to an exhaustion of memory. If the user can exhaust memory, they are already privileged. Further, it should be practically impossible to construct an attack which can target the memory exhaustion to occur at exactly this place

Information

Published : 2021-12-17 20:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:26


NVD link : CVE-2021-41495

Mitre link : CVE-2021-41495

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-41495


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Products Affected

numpy

  • numpy
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference