CVE-2021-41498 Pyo Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Pyo audio library by sending an overlong server name, triggering a buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-41498?
CVE-2021-41498 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in ajaxsoundstudio.com Pyo < and 1.03 in the Server_jack_init function. which allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by arbitrary constructing a overlong server name.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41498?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pyo. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pyo PyPI | All versions | 1.0.4 |
pyo PyPI | All versions | 1.0.4 |
pyo PyPI | All versions | 1.0.4 |
Products include Pyo Project Pyo.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41498?
Upgrade pyo to 1.0.4 or later.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-41498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41498, GHSA-qj27-32wp-ghrg, PYSEC-2021-890, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-41498.