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CVE-2014-8991: oracle solaris

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0023GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4PYSEC-2014-11
Published 24-11-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-8991 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in oracle solaris. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4

Timeline

  1. 24-11-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • python-pip< 1.5.6-4
Mageia1 product
  • python-pip< 1.4.1-4.2.mga4
Oracle1 product
Pypa1 product
  • pip≥ 1.3, ≤ 1.5.6
PyPI1 product
  • pip≥ 1.3, < 6.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-pipAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 6 products

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