CVE-2019-6446 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2019-6446 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - numpy-1.12.1-cp35-cp35m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

NumPy: array processing for numbers, strings, records, and objects.

path: /tmp/git/your-first-neural-network/requirements.txt,/your-first-neural-network/requirements.txt

Library home page: https://pypi.python.org/packages/71/5c/945047c185332bbaf57c400dc4c9bffa13c97486df3cd99e25a641f1cbbb/numpy-1.12.1-cp35-cp35m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ numpy-1.12.1-cp35-cp35m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in NumPy 1.16.0 and earlier. 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.

Publish Date: 2019-01-16

URL: CVE-2019-6446

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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