Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-8991
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 22 | |
| OS | 1 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122