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CVE-2014-8991

pip 1.3 through 1.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of package installation) by creating a

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00072
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
pypa pip>= 1.3 and <= 1.5.6
oracle solarisall 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 6.0
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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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:N/A:P
Published to NVD24 Nov 2014 · 03:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10098-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11251-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11281-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13916-1
suse-csafsuse-fu-2021_2130-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122PatchVendor Advisory
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