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CVE-2014-1859 Numpy arbitrary file write via symlink attack

MediumCVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.47%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pypi numpy(PyPI) < 1.8.1 1.8.1
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 0.9.6 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 0.9.8 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0.3 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0.4 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0b1 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0b4 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0b5 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0rc1 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0rc2 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.0rc3 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.1.1 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.2.0 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.2.1 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.3.0 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.4.0 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.4.1 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.5.0 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.5.1 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.6.0 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.6.1 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.6.2 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.7.0 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.7.1 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.7.2 No fix listed
pypi numpy(PyPI) = 1.8.0 No fix listed
debian/python-numpy(Debian:10) < 1:1.8.1~rc1-1 1:1.8.1~rc1-1
numpy <= 1.8.0 No fix listed
numpy = 1.8.1-rc1 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 19 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 20 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux = 7.0 No fix listed

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