CVE-2021-42692 Denial of service in n/a
A stack-overflow vulnerability in the tinytoml library allows attackers to cause a crash or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-42692?
CVE-2021-42692 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There is a stack-overflow vulnerability in tinytoml v0.4 that can cause a crash or DoS.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tinytoml Project Tinytoml.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42692 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-2021-42692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpwr-42jg-v5gg.