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CVE-2011-4617

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Vulnerability Database › pypi › CVE-2011-4617

Unknown

CVE-2011-4617

virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.

PublishedDec 31, 2011, 01:55

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Affected Versions

Package (Ecosystem)IntroducedFixedLimit

virtualenv(PyPI)01.5N/A

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5
http://secunia.com/advisories/47240
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5

Weakness Type

CWE-59

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

1.2

Vector String

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

Base SeverityUnknown

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)