CVE-2014-1859 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in NumPy versions prior to 1.8.1, affecting various Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. This flaw allows a local attacker to write to arbitrary files by manipulating temporary files during specific test operations within NumPy's core, f2py, and lib components. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, with a high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:numpy:numpy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:numpy:numpy:1.8.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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