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CVE-2014-1859

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Date: January 8, 2018

(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.

Language: Python

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Related Resources (17)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1859
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2fc2-6r4j-p65h
https://web.archive.org/web/20200228165750/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4262
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009
https://github.com/numpy/numpy
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1859
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rst
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/numpy/PYSEC-2018-34.yaml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91317
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/commit/0bb46c1448b0d3f5453d5182a17ea7ac5854ee15
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-1859

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Weakness Type (CWE)

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

CWE-59

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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