What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-29824?

CVE-2023-29824 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-29824?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-29824. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.3%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-29824?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-29824. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Scipy CVE-2023-29824

CRITICAL

Use After Free (CWE-416)

2023-07-06 cve@mitre.org

Use After Free Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Scipy

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 06, 2023 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

117 pypi packages depend on scipy (110 direct, 7 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.8.0.

DescriptionNVD

A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. NOTE: the vendor and discoverer indicate that this is not a security issue.

AnalysisAI

A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A use-after-free issue was discovered in Py_FindObjects() function in SciPy versions prior to 1.8.0. NOTE: the vendor and discoverer indicate that this is not a security issue. Affected products include: Scipy. Version information: prior to 1.8.0..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.