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CVE-2014-8991

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.

Published: Nov 24, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSANVD-CWE-noinfo
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

pip lack of randomness in build directory

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
pip
OSS Libraries
pypa
oss-projectaka pypa/setuptools, pipenv, pip
pipLibrary
OSS Libraries / pypi
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
solarisOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8991
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
github.com
https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/043fe9f5700315d97f83609c1f59deece8f1b901
github.com
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