CVE-2023-29824
A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. NOTE: the vendor and discoverer indicate that this is not a security issue.
02 Description
A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. NOTE: the vendor and discoverer indicate that this is not a security issue.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 71.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-07-06 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-02 14:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-04-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 799e2c8443cf1b4eea8e8fb863f58ca07b1adfb107b6a8f17a0886afe7ec0058
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- scipy Fixed in 1.8.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- scipy Fixed in 1.8.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- scipy Fixed in 1.8.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.