Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in nipy nibabel up to 5.4.2. The affected element is the function array_from_file of the file nibabel/volumeutils.py of the component Header Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Published: 2026-10-29
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Description A security vulnerability has been detected in nipy nibabel up to 5.4.2. The affected element is the function array_from_file of the file nibabel/volumeutils.py of the component Header Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Title nipy nibabel Header volumeutils.py array_from_file memory allocation
First Time appeared Nipy
Nipy nibabel
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-789
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nipy:nibabel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nipy
Nipy nibabel
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T00:00:21.707Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T16:19:42.890Z

Link: CVE-2026-118590

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-29T01:17:22.900

Modified: 2026-10-29T01:17:22.900

Link: CVE-2026-118590

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T02:00:16Z

Weaknesses