Description
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)
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/19000
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
10.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (2)
numpy/numpy
< 1.19.0
pypi/numpy
0 - 1.19PyPI
Published
Dec 17, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026