GHSA-3JHC-WJQF-5F2C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:35 – Updated: 2024-11-18 23:01
VLAI?
Summary
Virtualenv Allows Symlink Attack on /tmp/
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/.

Severity ?
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "virtualenv"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-4617"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-01-19T17:40:42Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-12-31T01:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "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/.",
  "id": "GHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c",
  "modified": "2024-11-18T23:01:50Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T05:35:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4617"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/68075ad9ededf7df2c46d385f836c13b729de2ca"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/virtualenv/PYSEC-2011-23.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228151935/https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/commits/8be37c509fe5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Virtualenv Allows Symlink Attack on /tmp/"
}


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