CVE-2013-1888

Advisory

pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1888
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10
• https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files
• https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725
• https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.html