Privilege escalation in SciPy

1) Insecure Temporary File

EUVDB-ID: #VU78291

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4251

CWE-ID: CWE-377 - Insecure Temporary File

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Scipy: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3::www.scipy.org:scipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html
https://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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.