Access Restriction Bypass The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package cpython (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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- published8 May 2025
- disclosed27 Aug 2012
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 27 Aug 2012
CVE-2011-4944 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
This was deemed not a vulnerability.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. Python 2.6 through 3.2 creates ~/.pypirc with world-readable permissions before changing them after data has been written, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to obtain a username and password by reading this file.