CVE-2021-29061

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.52% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/md/vfsjfilechooser2.md exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/releases/tag/vfsjfilechooser2-0.2.9 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/issues/7 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/fracpete/vfsjfilechooser2/commit/9c9f2c317f3de5ece60a3ae28c371e9796e3909b third party advisory patch
https://github.com/yetingli/PoCs/blob/main/CVE-2021-29061/Vfsjfilechooser2.md exploit third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-29061?
CVE-2021-29061 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-29061?
To fix CVE-2021-29061, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-29061 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-29061 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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