CVE-2011-4944

NameCVE-2011-4944
DescriptionPython 2.6 through 3.2 creates ~/.pypirc with world-readable permissions before changing them after data has been written, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to obtain a username and password by reading this file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-25-1
Debian Bugs615118, 650555

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python2.7 (PTS)bullseye2.7.18-8+deb11u1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python2.6sourcesqueeze2.6.6-8+deb6u1DLA-25-1
python2.6source(unstable)2.6.8-1unimportant615118
python2.7source(unstable)2.7.3~rc2-2low650555

Notes

Negligible impact
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