What is CVE-2023-29824?

CVE-2023-29824 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Scipy, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-29824?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-29824 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Scipy

CVE-2023-29824

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.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.013 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Scipy
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

vin01/bogus-cves

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29824?: CVE-2023-29824 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Scipy, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-29824?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-29824 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.