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.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2011-4944
Aliases
Related
Published
2012-08-27T23:55:01Z
Modified
2024-06-30T12:00:03Z
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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / python2.7

Package

Name
python2.7
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/python2.7?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.3~rc2-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}