# CVE-2021-41497: Null pointer reference in CMS\_Conservative\_increment\_obj in RaRe-Technologies bounter version 1.01 and 1.10, allows attackers to conduct Den

- Also known as: GHSA-74XW-GWFM-7PV7, PYSEC-2021-880
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- bounter (PyPI): through 1.2.0

## Description

Null pointer reference in CMS_Conservative_increment_obj in RaRe-Technologies bounter version 1.01 and 1.10, allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by inputting a huge width of hash bucket.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, bounter, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/RaRe-Technologies/bounter/issues/47

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