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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.

Published

2013-08-17T06:54:57.357

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	pypa	pip	< 1.3	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	17	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	18	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	19	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)