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CVE-2013-1888

Published: Aug 16, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-59

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

oss-projectaka pipenv, pypa/setuptools, pip

pipLibrary

OSS Libraries / pypi

oss-project·USaka fedora project

fedoraOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

package-ecosystem

and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105989.html

lists.fedoraproject.org

https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/734/files

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