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CVE-2014-1859


(1) core/tests/test_memmap.py, (2) core/tests/test_multiarray.py, (3) f2py/f2py2e.py, and (4) lib/tests/test_io.py in NumPy before 1.8.1 allow local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.


Published

2018-01-08T19:29:00.297

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:05:10.077

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application numpy numpy ≤ 1.8.0 Yes
Application numpy numpy 1.8.1 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 19 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 20 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 Yes

References