Vulnerability · Published Jul 6, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-29824
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity use-after-free in the scipy package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | scipy | 1.8.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29824 |
| Debian:13 | scipy | 1.8.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29824 |
| Debian:14 | scipy | 1.8.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29824 |
| PyPI | scipy | 1.8.0 | GHSA-jrfm-2h82-xg28 |
| PyPI | scipy | 1.8.0 | PYSEC-2023-114 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H