PYSEC-2011-23

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    PYSEC-2011-23

    Published: 31 Dec 2011Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

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

    References: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2, https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4, http://secunia.com/advisories/47240, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: virtualenv

    Purl: pkg:pypi/virtualenv

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5

    Affected versions

    0.8
    0.8.1
    0.8.2
    0.8.3
    0.8.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High