7.8
HIGH
CVE-2013-4251
Apache SciPy Unsecured Temporary Directory Vuln
Description

The scipy.weave component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2019, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4251 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Scipy scipy
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4251.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251 Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4251 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4251 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052
    Added Reference https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973
    Added Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973 No Types Assigned https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:scipy:scipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.12.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-4251 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-4251 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.27801

percentile

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