Critical severity · published Jul 6, 2023
CVE-2023-29824
A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0
9.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. NOTE: the vendor and discoverer indicate that this is not a security issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Scipy · Scipy
before 1.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29824
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29824
Product
http://www.square16.org/achievement/cve-2023-29824/
Exploit
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/14713
Exploit
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/14713#issuecomment-1629468565
Patch
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/15013
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