Vulnerability CVE-2014-1859
Published: 2018-01-08

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.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Redhat -> Enterprise linux 
Numpy -> Numpy 
Fedoraproject -> Fedora 

 References:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91317
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rst
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/commit/0bb46c1448b0d3f5453d5182a17ea7ac5854ee15
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4262
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