CVE-2011-4944
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4944
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2011-4944.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2011-4944
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2012-08-27T23:55:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-04-11T00:51:21Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555
- http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff
- http://bugs.python.org/issue13512
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4944
Affected packages
Debian:11 / python2.7
Package
- Name
- python2.7
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/python2.7?arch=source