CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
Python 2.6 through 3.2 creates ~/.pypirc with world-readable permissions
before changing them after data has been written, which introduces a race
condition that allows local users to obtain a username and password by
reading this file.
Author | Note |
---|---|
tyhicks | Code in Lib/distutils/command/register.py in 2.4 and 2.5 |
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 8.04 | noarch | python2.4 | <Β 2.4.5-1ubuntu4.4 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 8.04 | noarch | python2.5 | <Β 2.5.2-2ubuntu6.2 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | python2.6 | <Β 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.04 | noarch | python2.6 | <Β 2.6.6-6ubuntu7.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | python2.6 | <Β 2.6.7-4ubuntu1.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.04 | noarch | python2.7 | <Β 2.7.1-5ubuntu2.2 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | python2.7 | <Β 2.7.2-5ubuntu1.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | python3.1 | <Β 3.1.2-0ubuntu3.2 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.04 | noarch | python3.1 | <Β 3.1.3-1ubuntu1.2 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.04 | noarch | python3.2 | <Β 3.2-1ubuntu1.2 | UNKNOWN |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4944
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4944
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4944
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1592-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1596-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1615-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1616-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4944