CVE-2014-8991

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 24, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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