CVE-2011-4944
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-08-27 23:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:23Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-12-23
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d7ffced9d8763c24d612e00562c0e56c7549cd85e5fd91f87b9ccf4152d7e3d9
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1615-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- secunia.com51087http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120327 CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurelyhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1592-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120327 Re: CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurelyhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1616-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- secunia.com51040http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555
- bugs.python.orghttp://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- secunia.com50858http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- secunia.com51089http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120327 Re: CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurelyhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10
- bugs.python.orghttp://bugs.python.org/issue13512
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1596-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1613-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
- secunia.com51024http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1613-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0086http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- python2.7 Fixed in 2.7.3~rc2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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