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CVE-2011-4944

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
27/08/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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 username and password by reading this file.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.90 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
1.90
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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