UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8991

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8991
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8991.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8991
Upstream
Published
2014-11-24T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:43:06Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / python-pip

Package

Name
python-pip
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.1-2
1.5.4-1
1.5.4-1ubuntu1
1.5.4-1ubuntu3
1.5.4-1ubuntu4
1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm1
1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm2
1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm3
1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm4
1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5