CVE-2011-4944

N/A

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published8/27/2012

Last Modified4/11/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

python:python

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555(secalert@redhat.com)

http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff(secalert@redhat.com)

http://bugs.python.org/issue13512(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/50858(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51024(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51040(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51087(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51089(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905(secalert@redhat.com)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://bugs.python.org/issue13512(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/50858(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51024(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51040(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51087(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51089(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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