pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html
Published: 2013-08-17
Updated: 2025-04-11
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00052