ghsa-2j46-98gf-6xf6
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:31
Modified
2022-05-13 01:31
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-4944"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-08-27T23:55:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-2j46-98gf-6xf6",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:31:00Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:31:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4944"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.python.org/issue13512"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/50858"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/51024"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/51040"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/51087"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/51089"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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