CVE-2014-1859

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    CVE-2014-1859

    Published: 8 Jan 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: (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: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91317, 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, https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rst, https://github.com/numpy/numpy/commit/0bb46c1448b0d3f5453d5182a17ea7ac5854ee15, https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4262, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-numpy

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/python-numpy?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.8.1~rc1-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High