Description
(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: 2018-01-08
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0108 (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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2fc2-6r4j-p65h Numpy arbitrary file write via symlink attack
History

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{'score': 0.00145}


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{'score': 0.00072}

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{'score': 0.00112}


Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Fedora
Numpy Numpy
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:58:15.596Z

Reserved: 2014-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1859

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-08T19:29:00.297

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:05:10.077

Link: CVE-2014-1859

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1859 - Bugzilla

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