National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-4617

Overview

virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5

Hyperlink:https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 47240

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/47240

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20111219 Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv

Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20111219 Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv

Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20111219 CVE id request: python-virtualenv

Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2011-17341

Hyperlink:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2011-17289

Hyperlink:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html