# CVE-2014-1859: (1) core/tests/test\_memmap.py, (2) core/tests/test\_multiarray.py, (3) f2py/f2py2e.py, and (4) lib/tests/test\_io.py in NumPy before 1.8.1 all

- Also known as: GHSA-2FC2-6R4J-P65H, PYSEC-2018-34
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.1
- Published: 2018-01-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- numpy (PyPI): fixed in 1.8.1

## Description

(1) core/tests/test_memmap.py, (2) core/tests/test_multiarray.py, (3) f2py/f2py2e.py, and (4) lib/tests/test_io.py in NumPy before 1.8.1 allow local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, numpy, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/commit/0bb46c1448b0d3f5453d5182a17ea7ac5854ee15
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4262
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.8.x/doc/release/1.8.1-notes.rst
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91317

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