CVE-2021-42218 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in the OMPL library can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-42218?
CVE-2021-42218 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OMPL v1.5.2 contains a memory leak in VFRRT.cpp
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rice Open Motion Planning Library.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-42218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42218, GHSA-m97v-xgpv-4jw8, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42218.