CVE-2014-1859

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-1859
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-08 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-04-22 17:48:00 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 19 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 19 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Application Numpy Numpy 1.8.1 rc1 All All
Application Numpy Numpy 1.8.1 rc1 All All
Application Numpy Numpy All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ENH: remove insecure mktemp use · numpy/numpy@0bb46c1 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: numpy-1.8.0-4.fc20 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: f2py insecure temporary file use MLIST www.openwall.com Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
numpy/1.8.1-notes.rst at maintenance/1.8.x · numpy/numpy · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
remove insecure mktemp usage by juliantaylor · Pull Request #4262 · numpy/numpy · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1062009 – CVE-2014-1858 CVE-2014-1859 numpy: f2py insecure temporary file use CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: numpy-1.7.2-8.fc19 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
NumPy 'mktemp' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
#737778 - python-numpy: insecure use of /tmp (CVE-2014-1858 CVE-2014-1859) - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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