Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-45848
Potential exploit
Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ 3.0.3 and later allows a user with a modified Soulseek client to crash Nicotine+ by sending a file download request with a file path containing a null character.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-45848
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nicotine-plus:nicotine\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-45848
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 24 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-45848
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-45848
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The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-45848
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-20
Nicotine+: Denial of Service (GLSA 202210-20) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1777
Just crashed on Win 11 insider ring · Issue #1777 · nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HWYV53KERFH2EC4XI2IVVQFTV75E5XM6/
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: nicotine+-3.2.1-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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