CVE-2013-1888

pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2013-08-17

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Pip (Pypa)

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10
• https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725
• https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files
• https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files