vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2021-29921
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 6, 2021 | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 6, 2021
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Sep 2, 2025
Description
In Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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