Vulnerability CVE-2011-4617
Published: 2011-12-30   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
1.2/10
2.9/10
1.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Python -> Virtualenv 

 References:
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5
http://secunia.com/advisories/47240
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html
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