Integer overflow in Mhammond Pywin32

CVE-2021-32559

An integer overflow exists in pywin32 prior to version b301 when adding an access control entry (ACE) to an access control list (ACL) that would cause the size to be greater than 65535 bytes. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could crash the vulnerable process.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32559?
CVE-2021-32559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mhammond Pywin32, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-32559?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.