CVE-2023-25399: scipy
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-25399 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in scipy. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 05-07-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.38% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundScipy
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- scipy< 1.10.0-2
Mageia1 product
- python-scipy< 1.9.1-2.1.mga9
PyPI1 product
- scipy< 1.10.0
Scipy1 product
- scipy< 1.10.0
Ubuntu1 product
- scipy< 1.8.0-1exp2ubuntu1+esm1
5 vendors · 5 products
References
16 links- github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/16235WEBEVIDENCEREPORTFIXAdvisoryExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Show all 16 references
- github.com/scipy/scipyPACKAGE
