A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in NumPy 1.9.x in the PyArray_NewFromDescr_int function of ctors.c when specifying arrays of large dimensions (over 32) from Python code, which could let a malicious user cause a Denial of Service. NOTE: The vendor does not agree this is a vulneraility; In (very limited) circumstances a user may be able provoke the buffer overflow, the user is most likely already privileged to at least provoke denial of service by exhausting memory. Triggering this further requires the use of uncommon API (complicated structured dtypes), which is very unlikely to be available to an unprivileged user
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python3-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python3-numpyUpgrade python3-numpy-debuginfo | Mar 25, 2022 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade numpy | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024158 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024225 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | May 29, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python3-numpyUpgrade python3-numpy-f2pyNo solution existsUpgrade python3-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade numpy-debugsource | Mar 25, 2022 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python3-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpcUpgrade python3-numpy-gnu-hpcUpgrade python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpcUpgrade python3-numpyUpgrade python3-numpy_1_17_3-gnu-hpcUpgrade python-numpyUpgrade python3-numpy-develUpgrade python2-numpyUpgrade python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python3-numpy_1_17_3-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python3-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python-numpy-develUpgrade python2-numpy_1_16_5-gnu-hpcUpgrade python2-numpy-gnu-hpcUpgrade python2-numpy-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python2-numpy-develUpgrade python3-numpy-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python2-numpy_1_16_5-gnu-hpc-devel | Jan 19, 2022 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python3-numpy | Dec 7, 2022 | Dec 17, 2021 |
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