HIGH
scipy: weave /tmp and current directory issues
Published Nov 4, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
The scipy.weave component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.
Affected products
-
- Version before 0.12.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
OR
- 18
- 19
- 20
Configuration 3
- 6.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
scipy
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
scipy
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | scipy | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | scipy | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.43% 0.00431
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00431
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 35.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 33.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 21.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (16)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4251 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916690 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/scipy/PYSEC-2019-156.yaml
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4251
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4251
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 4, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
Link CVE-2013-4251
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-XP76-357G-9WQQ Updated n/a