The scipy.weave component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The scipy.weave component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00427 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial SciPy (SciPy): 0.12.1scipy (PyPI): 0.12.1Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SciPy | SciPy | before 0.12.1 | 0.12.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | scipy (PyPI) | before 0.12.1 | 0.12.1 | Patch available | GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq |
- SciPy VendorSciPy Affected before 0.12.1 Fixed in 0.12.1 Patch available CNA
- scipy (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.1 Fixed in 0.12.1 Patch available GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:scipy:scipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.12.1 | Vulnerable | SciPy |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:scipy:scipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.12.1 Vulnerable ·SciPy
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SciPy (SciPy) Fixed in 0.12.1
- Fix · GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq scipy (PyPI) Fixed in 0.12.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4251
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq
References
Patch 2
Advisory 7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4251
More Scipy vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-14034 A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10733 A refcounting issue which leads to potential memory leak was discovered in scipy commit… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2013-4251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4251 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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