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CVE-2011-4944
Published: Aug 27, 2012
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-1615-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51087
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20120327 CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurely
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1592-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20120327 Re: CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurely
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905
x_refsource_MISC
USN-1616-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51040
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555
x_refsource_MISC
http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff
x_refsource_CONFIRM
APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
50858
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
51089
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20120327 Re: CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurely
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://bugs.python.org/issue13512
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1596-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1613-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51024
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1613-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
openSUSE-SU-2020:0086
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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