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CVE-2014-8991

medium

Description

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

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17

https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-11-24

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00141