SB2013101503 - Privilege escalation in SciPy
Published: October 15, 2013 Updated: July 16, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013101503
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insecure Temporary File (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4251)
CWE-ID: CWE-377 - Insecure Temporary File
CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application creates insecure temporary directories. A local user can abuse such application's behavior and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251