CVE-2014-1859
N/A
Published: January 8, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraEnterprise LinuxNumpy
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory 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
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009VDB Entryx_refsource_XFIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91317x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rstQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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