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CVE-2013-1888

pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temp

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00085
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
pypa pip< 1.3
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI pip MODERATE fixed in 1.3
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD17 Aug 2013 · 06:54 AM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105952.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106311.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/filesPatchThird Party Advisory
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