CVE-2011-4617

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4617
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-12-31 01:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionvirtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Python Virtualenv 0.8 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 0.8.1 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 0.8.2 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 0.8.3 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 0.8.4 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 0.9 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 0.9.1 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 0.9.2 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.0 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.1 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.1.1 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.2 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.3 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.3.1 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.3.2 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.3.3 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.3.4 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.1 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.2 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.3 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.4 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.5 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.6 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.7 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv 1.4.8 All All All
Application Python Virtualenv All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - CVE id request: python-virtualenv af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
ianb / virtualenv / commit / 8be37c509fe5 — Bitbucket af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bitbucket.org
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Security Advisory SA47240 - virtualenv Insecure Temporary Files Security Issue - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: python-virtualenv-1.7-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: python-virtualenv-1.7-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 996780 Python (Pip) Security Update for virtualenv (GHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c)

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