CVE-2023-29465

low-risk

Published 2023-04-06

SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for example) allows a local user to overwrite files with the privileges of a different user (who is running FlintQS).

Do I need to act?

0.12% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Flintqs

Affected Vendors

Sagemath

References (4)

Exploit https://github.com/sagemath/FlintQS/issues/3

Issue Tracking https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/35419

Exploit https://github.com/sagemath/FlintQS/issues/3

Issue Tracking https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/35419

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal