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.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | python26 | 2012-07-05 16:16 | ALAS-2012-98 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |