CVE-2014-8991
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-8991 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-11-24 15:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-03-15 16:17:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Oracle | Solaris | 11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Solaris | 11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pypa | Pip | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Pip | 1.5.6 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python pip CVE-2014-8991 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Use a secure randomized build directory when possible by dstufft · Pull Request #2122 · pypa/pip · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: Requesting a CVE for pip - Local DoS with predictable temp directory names | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| #725847 - python-pip: CVE-2014-8991: DoS by other users on the same system - Debian Bug report logs | CONFIRM | bugs.debian.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: Requesting a CVE for pip - Local DoS with predictable temp directory names | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 995665 Python (Pip) Security Update for pip (GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4)