CVE-2014-8991

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-11-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System: 11.2
Python Packaging Authority pip: from 1.3 through 1.5.6

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122

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