#VU78289 Memory leak in Scipy - CVE-2023-25399
Published: July 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78289
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Scipy
Scipy
Software vendor:
www.scipy.org
www.scipy.org
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.