Vulnerability CVE-2014-8991
Published: 2014-11-24

Description:
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.

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Python -> PIP 
Oracle -> Solaris 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
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