CVE-2013-4251

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 4, 2019 at 07:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraEnterprise Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The scipy.weave component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.12.1
Affected range stops below 0.12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (10)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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