CVE-2011-4944
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2012-08-27 | |
| Impact: | None | What is this? |
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.
See more information about CVE-2011-4944 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 1.9 |
| Vector String: | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (python) | ELSA-2012-0745 | 2012-06-18 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (python) | ELSA-2012-0744 | 2012-06-18 |
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