CVE-2014-1858

Impact

__init__.py in f2py in NumPy before 1.8.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65441
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91318
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rst
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/commit/0bb46c1448b0d3f5453d5182a17ea7ac5854ee15
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4262
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65441
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91318
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rst
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/commit/0bb46c1448b0d3f5453d5182a17ea7ac5854ee15
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4262