{
"id": "GHSA-5545-2q6w-2gh6",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-41495"
],
"details": "Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in numpy.sort in NumPy < 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.",
"summary": "NumPy NULL Pointer Dereference",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.19"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "numpy",
"ecosystem": "PyPI"
},
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 1.18.5"
}
}
],
"modified": "2022-08-10T22:18:31Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
}
],
"published": "2022-02-08T00:00:56Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41495",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/19038",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5545-2q6w-2gh6",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/numpy/numpy",
"type": "PACKAGE"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/numpy/PYSEC-2021-856.yaml",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-476"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-17T20:15:00Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-06-21T20:10:22Z"
}
}