Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls - CVE-2014-8991
Published: November 24, 2014 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33087
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8991
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8991
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122