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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-29061
"Vfsjfilechooser2 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS)"
Description

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 version 0.2.9 and below which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.

INFO

Published Date :

June 21, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-29061 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vfsjfilechooser2_project vfsjfilechooser2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-29061.

URL Resource
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/commit/9c9f2c317f3de5ece60a3ae28c371e9796e3909b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/issues/7 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/releases/tag/vfsjfilechooser2-0.2.9 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yetingli/PoCs/blob/main/CVE-2021-29061/Vfsjfilechooser2.md Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/md/vfsjfilechooser2.md Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/commit/9c9f2c317f3de5ece60a3ae28c371e9796e3909b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/issues/7 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/releases/tag/vfsjfilechooser2-0.2.9 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yetingli/PoCs/blob/main/CVE-2021-29061/Vfsjfilechooser2.md Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/md/vfsjfilechooser2.md Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-29061 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-29061 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-29061 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/commit/9c9f2c317f3de5ece60a3ae28c371e9796e3909b
    Added Reference https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/issues/7
    Added Reference https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/releases/tag/vfsjfilechooser2-0.2.9
    Added Reference https://github.com/yetingli/PoCs/blob/main/CVE-2021-29061/Vfsjfilechooser2.md
    Added Reference https://github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/md/vfsjfilechooser2.md
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/commit/9c9f2c317f3de5ece60a3ae28c371e9796e3909b No Types Assigned https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/commit/9c9f2c317f3de5ece60a3ae28c371e9796e3909b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/issues/7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/issues/7 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/releases/tag/vfsjfilechooser2-0.2.9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/releases/tag/vfsjfilechooser2-0.2.9 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yetingli/PoCs/blob/main/CVE-2021-29061/Vfsjfilechooser2.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/yetingli/PoCs/blob/main/CVE-2021-29061/Vfsjfilechooser2.md Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/md/vfsjfilechooser2.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/md/vfsjfilechooser2.md Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vfsjfilechooser2_project:vfsjfilechooser2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.2.9
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.52 }} -11.45%

score

0.79523

percentile