CVE-2023-25399

A refcounting issue which leads to potential memory leak was discovered in scipy commit 8627df31ab in Py_FindObjects() function. Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a vulnerability. SciPy is not designed to be exposed to untrusted users or data directly.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.square16.org/achievement/cve-2023-25399/	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235#issuecomment-1625361328
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/16397	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:scipy:scipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-07-05 17:15

Updated : 2024-07-03 01:39

NVD link : CVE-2023-25399

Mitre link : CVE-2023-25399

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-25399

JSON object : View

Products Affected

scipy

scipy

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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