CVE-2014-8991: pip lack of randomness in build directory
(updated )
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
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pip/PYSEC-2014-11.yaml
- github.com/pypa/pip
- github.com/pypa/pip/commit/043fe9f5700315d97f83609c1f59deece8f1b901
- github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8991
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