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CVE-2014-8991

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Date: November 24, 2014

pip 1.3 through 1.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of package installation) by creating a /tmp/pip-build-* file for another user.

Language: Python

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Related Resources (11)

https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/043fe9f5700315d97f83609c1f59deece8f1b901
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pip/PYSEC-2014-11.yaml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
https://github.com/pypa/pip
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8991
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-8991

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Insufficient Information

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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