CVE-2014-8991 json
pip lack of randomness in build directory
published 2014-11-24 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4 , PYSEC-2014-11 , EUVD-2014-0044
- cvss
- 6.2
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- pypi pip 6.0
- python-pip Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.6-4
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8991
- python39-setuptools SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 44.1.1-7.3.1
- python39-pip SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 20.2.4-7.5.1
- python-pip SLE Module for Public Cloud 12, OpenStack Cloud 7 10.0.1-11.6.1
- python-ply SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP4, SLED 12 SP4 +2 more 3.4-3.3.1
- python-jmespath SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 0.9.2-10.6.1
- python-paramiko SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 1.18.5-2.15.1
- python-jsonschema SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 2.2.0-3.3.1
suse advisories SUSE-FU-2021:2130-1SUSE-RU-2019:2505-1
- python-pip openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.0.1-1.1
- python2-pip openSUSE Tumbleweed 20.0.2-2.6
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10098-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11281-1
- github.com/pypa/pip@043fe9f commit
- github.com/pypa/pip#2122 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8991 updated cvss 2.1
python-pip: local DoS vulnerability
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Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 python-virtualenv Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 python-virtualenv Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 python-virtualenv, python27-python-pip Red Hat Software Collections python27-python-virtualenv, python33-python-virtualenvunder investigation
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | pip | >=1.3, <6.0 |
6.0 |
References
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github.com
/pypa/pip/pull/2122
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/pypa/pip/commit/043fe9f5700315d97f83609c1f59deece8f1b901
web
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
-
oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
web, third-party-advisory
-
bugs.debian.org
/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/71209
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory, web
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8991
advisory
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pip/PYSEC-2014-11.yaml
web
-
github.com
/pypa/pip
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8991
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4
- NVD CVE-2014-8991
- OSV PYSEC-2014-11
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.