CVE-2013-4251

The scipy.weave component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.

Published: 2019-11-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4251 is rated Moderate Risk (43.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4251

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.43% +0.35%
2 2025-03-30 0.20% 0.08% -0.12%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.20% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4251

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4251

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-4251

GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — SciPy creates insecure temporary directories

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4251

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4251
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-4251 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-scipy), 13 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 7, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4251

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4251

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
scipy scipy < 0.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:scipy:scipy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 18 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 19 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 20 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4251

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63008 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251 Patch Third Party Advisory
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