National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-4944

Overview

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

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1616-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1615-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1613-2

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1613-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1596-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1592-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120327 Re: CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurely

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120327 CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurely

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120327 Re: CVE request: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurely

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 51089

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/51089

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 51087

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/51087

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 51040

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/51040

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 51024

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/51024

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 50858

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/50858

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugs.python.org/issue13512

Hyperlink:http://bugs.python.org/issue13512

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff

Hyperlink:http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff

External Source: MISC

Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555

Hyperlink:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555