Vulnerability in Python Virtualenv
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/.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Python Virtualenv — versions 0.8, 0.8.1, 0.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/47240 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4 (mailing-list)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html (vendor-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5 (mailing-list)