Description
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.
Published: 2014-11-24
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0044 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4 pip lack of randomness in build directory
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:12.668Z

Reserved: 2014-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8991

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-24T15:59:15.640

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-8991

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-10-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8991 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses