Buffer Overflow Affecting numpy package, versions [,1.21.0rc1)


0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    Attack Complexity High
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NVD
5.3 medium
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SUSE
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-NUMPY-2321969
  • published 19 Dec 2021
  • disclosed 19 Dec 2021
  • credit Daybreak2019

How to fix?

Upgrade numpy to version 1.21.0rc1 or higher.

Overview

numpy is a fundamental package needed for scientific computing with Python. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the PyArray_NewFromDescr_int function of ctors.c when specifying arrays of large dimensions (over 32) from Python code.