CVE-2014-8991 (GCVE-0-2014-8991)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-11-24 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:33
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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Date Public
2014-11-11 00:00
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