CVE-2014-8991
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.
02 Description
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.
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
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.2% 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 2026-06-17.
- 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
- 2014-11-24 15:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-377Insecure Temporary FileClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ca8f573cf0fab9e520788726d557d9b69980cc69d99c926c48b146e40fdbfaf2
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141117 Requesting a CVE for pip - Local DoS with predictable temp directory nameshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
- www.securityfocus.com71209http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141120 Re: Requesting a CVE for pip - Local DoS with predictable temp directory nameshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
- github.comhttps://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- python-pip Fixed in 1.5.6-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- python-pip Fixed in 1.5.6-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- python-pip Fixed in 1.5.6-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- python-pip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.