CVE-2011-4944

Advisory

Python 2.6 through 3.2 creates ~/.pypirc with world-readable permissions before changing them after data has been written, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to obtain a username and password by reading this file. See CVE-2011-4944.

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Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4944
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555
• http://bugs.python.org/issue13512
• http://bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diff
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/5
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html