CVE-2011-4944: python
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-4944 is a low (CVSS 1.9) vulnerability in python. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 1.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Duplicates 1 · Related 14Timeline
- 27-08-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.43% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- python2.7< 2.7.3~rc2-2
Python1 product
- pythonEOL2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.2150 | 2.6.6150 | 2.7.1 | 2.7.1:rc1 | 2.7.2:rc1 | 2.7.3 | 2.7.1150 | 2.7.2150 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.5 | 3.1.2150 | 3.2 | 3.2:alpha
2 vendors · 2 products
References
21 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905X Refsource MISC
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650555X Refsource MISC- bugs.python.org/file23824/pypirc-secure.diffX Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 21 references
- bugs.python.org/issue13512X Refsource CONFIRM