CVE-2023-25399
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorScipy
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A refcounting issue which leads to potential memory leak was discovered in scipy commit 8627df31ab in Py_FindObjects() function. Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a vulnerability. SciPy is not designed to be exposed to untrusted users or data directly.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-401
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