CVE-2011-4944 | BDVDB-2026-51900 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555
- http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10
- http://bugs.python.org/issue13512
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.