CVE-2014-1858
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 39 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
__init__.py in f2py in NumPy before 1.8.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-cw6w-4rcx-xphcArbitrary file write in NumPy2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
__init__.py in f2py in NumPy before 1.8.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- PYSEC-2018-332018-01-08vendor · osvUS
__init__.py in f2py in NumPy before 1.8.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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references (30)
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- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65441cnnvd
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91318cnnvd
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rstcnnvd
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