Bug 923974 (CVE-2013-1888) - CVE-2013-1888 python-pip: insecure temporary directory usage
Summary: CVE-2013-1888 python-pip: insecure temporary directory usage
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2013-1888
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 923975 923976
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-03-20 20:18 UTC by Vincent Danen
Modified: 2019-09-29 13:01 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: python-pip 1.3
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2013-05-02 15:00:58 UTC
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Description Vincent Danen 2013-03-20 20:18:45 UTC 
It was reported [1],[2] that the python pip module uses an insecure temporary directory when building (/tmp/pip-build).

This is fixed in upstream git (patches noted from the bug report)

[1] https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725
[2] http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/704
Comment 1 Vincent Danen 2013-03-20 20:19:49 UTC 
Created python-pip tracking bugs for this issue

Affects: fedora-all [bug 923975]
Affects: epel-all [bug 923976]
Comment 2 Vincent Danen 2013-03-25 20:40:15 UTC 
This was assigned CVE-2013-1888:

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10
Comment 3 Vincent Danen 2013-05-02 15:00:58 UTC 
python-pip version 1.3.1 is now available in Fedora 17, 18, and 19.
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2013-05-23 12:24:39 UTC 
python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2013-05-23 12:42:10 UTC 
python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2013-05-24 20:38:34 UTC 
python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2013-05-29 17:34:03 UTC 
python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.el5 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 5 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2013-05-29 17:34:50 UTC 
python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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