CVE-2013-1888

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-1888
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-08-17 06:54:57 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionpip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 17 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 18 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 19 All All All
Application Pypa Pip All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
/tmp/pip-build not secure · Issue #725 · pypa/pip · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: python-pip insecure temporary directory handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
/tmp/pip-build fixes by qwcode · Pull Request #780 · pypa/pip · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Fix #725 and #729. /tmp/pip-build issues by d1b · Pull Request #734 · pypa/pip · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
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