CVE-2019-6446 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-6446?

CVE-2019-6446 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2019-6446?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Numpy Numpy, Fedoraproject Fedora.

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in NumPy before 1.16.3. It uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object, as demonstrated by a numpy.load call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it is a behavior that might have legitimate applications in (for example) loading serialized Python object arrays from trusted and authenticated sources.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Numpy	Numpy	<= 1.16.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-6446?

CVE-2019-6446 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in NumPy before 1.16.3. It uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object, as demonstrated by a...

How severe is CVE-2019-6446?

CVE-2019-6446 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-6446?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Numpy Numpy, Fedoraproject Fedora.