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Symlink Attack Affecting numpy package, versions [,1.8.2)

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-NUMPY-42067
  • published 25 Feb 2018
  • disclosed 6 Feb 2014
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 6 Feb 2014

CVE-2014-1859 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade numpy to version 1.8.2 or higher.

Overview

numpy is a package needed for scientific computing with Python.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack. It allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.