Description
A refcounting issue which leads to potential memory leak was discovered in scipy commit 8627df31ab in Py_FindObjects() function. Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a vulnerability. SciPy is not designed to be exposed to untrusted users or data directly.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| scipy | scipy | < 1.10.0 |
References
- http://www.square16.org/achievement/cve-2023-25399/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235#issuecomment-1625361328
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/16397Patch
- http://www.square16.org/achievement/cve-2023-25399/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235#issuecomment-1625361328
- https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/16397Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 5, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified