Vulnerability · Published Jul 5, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-25399
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity memory leak 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 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A refcounting issue which leads to potential memory leak was discovered in scipy commit 8627df31ab in Py_FindObjects() function. Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a vulnerability. SciPy is not designed to be exposed to untrusted users or data directly.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | scipy | 1.10.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25399 |
| Debian:13 | scipy | 1.10.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25399 |
| Debian:14 | scipy | 1.10.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25399 |
| PyPI | scipy | 1.10.0 | GHSA-9jx5-6pgf-crrp |
| PyPI | scipy | 1.10.0 | PYSEC-2023-102 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H