| Name | CVE-2013-1888 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| python-pip (PTS) | buster | 18.1-5 | fixed |
| bullseye | 20.3.4-4+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 23.0.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 24.0+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| python-pip | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| python-pip | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/780/files
Not-affected as vulnerable code only in 1.3, and 1.3.1-1 fixed the issue.