CVE-2013-1888
N/A
Published: August 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraPip
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- 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
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/filesx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/filesQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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