Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in pip · CVE-2013-1888 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in pip

Low severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 29, 2023

Package

pip (pip)

Affected versions

< 1.3

Patched versions

1.3

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Aug 17, 2013

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022

Reviewed Jul 8, 2022

Last updated Jan 29, 2023