CVE-2014-8991
MEDIUM6.2EPSS 0.07%pip lack of randomness in build directory
Published: 5/13/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/python-pipfrom 0, < 1.5.6-4
- PyPI/pip>= 1.3, < 6.0
- PyPI/pip>= 1.3, < 6.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (11)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8991
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8991
- PATCHhttps://github.com/pypa/pip
- WEBhttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pip/PYSEC-2014-11.yaml
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/043fe9f5700315d97f83609c1f59deece8f1b901
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209