Use-after-free in SciPy



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-29824
CWE-ID CWE-416
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) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU78290

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-2023-29824

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Py_FindObjects() function. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Scipy: before 1.8.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/14713
https://www.square16.org/achievement/cve-2023-29824/
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/15013
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/14713#issuecomment-1629468565


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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