CVE - CVE-2011-4617

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-4617	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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MISC:47240 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/47240 MISC:FEDORA-2011-17289 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html MISC:FEDORA-2011-17341 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html MISC:[oss-security] 20111219 CVE id request: python-virtualenv URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2 MISC:[oss-security] 20111219 Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4 MISC:[oss-security] 20111219 Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5 MISC:https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5 URL:https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20111129	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111129)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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