Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ 3.0.3 and later allows a user with a…
Priority LOW 36CWE-116Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ 3.0.3 and later allows a user with a modified Soulseek client to crash Nicotine+ by sending a file download request with a file path containing a null character.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01624 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed nicotine-plus (PyPI): 3.2.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | nicotine-plus (PyPI) | 3.0.3 to before 3.2.1 | 3.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-p4v2-r99v-wjc2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- nicotine-plus (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.3 to before 3.2.1 Fixed in 3.2.1 Patch available GHSA-p4v2-r99v-wjc2
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nicotine-plus:nicotine\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 to before 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | nicotine-plus |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 34 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:nicotine-plus:nicotine\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 to before 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·nicotine-plus
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-p4v2-r99v-wjc2 nicotine-plus (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45848
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p4v2-r99v-wjc2
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-45848 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-45848 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p4v2-r99v-wjc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-45848 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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