Memory leak in SciPy



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-25399
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Scipy
Other
Vendor www.scipy.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU78289

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25399

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the Py_FindObjects() function. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Scipy: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/16397
https://www.square16.org/achievement/cve-2023-25399/


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.



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