CVE-2014-1859

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.

References

https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4262

https://github.com/numpy/numpy/commit/0bb46c1448b0d3f5453d5182a17ea7ac5854ee15

https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rst

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91317

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3