{"cve":"CVE-2014-1859","nvd":{"published":"2018-01-08T19:29:00.297","modified":"2026-06-17T00:05:39.720","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128358.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128781.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/3","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65440","https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778"],"products":["fedoraproject:fedora","numpy:numpy","redhat:enterprise_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-1859","score":0.00471,"percentile":0.40721,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2fc2-6r4j-p65h","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2fc2-6r4j-p65h","summary":"Numpy arbitrary file write via symlink attack","modified":"2024-10-01T21:25:39.590447Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"numpy","purl":"pkg:pypi/numpy","ranges":["<1.8.1"],"fixed":["1.8.1"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2018-34","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-34","summary":"","modified":"2023-11-08T03:57:35.369858Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"numpy","purl":"pkg:pypi/numpy","ranges":["<1.8.1"],"fixed":["1.8.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}