Link Following Affecting python-virtualenv package, versions <1.6-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PYTHONVIRTUALENV-299821
- published 31 Dec 2011
- disclosed 31 Dec 2011
Introduced: 31 Dec 2011
CVE-2011-4617 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 python-virtualenv to version 1.6-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-virtualenv package and not the python-virtualenv package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4617
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47240
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