Buffer Overflow Affecting numpy package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-NUMPY-11762465
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed17 Dec 2021

Introduced: 17 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-41496  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:14 numpy.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream numpy package and not the numpy package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the array_from_pyobj function of fortranobject.c in NumPy < 1.19, which allows attackers to conduct a Denial of Service attacks by carefully constructing an array with negative values. NOTE: The vendor does not agree this is a vulnerability; the negative dimensions can only be created by an already privileged user (or internally)

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1