CVE-2011-4617: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
(updated )
virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/68075ad9ededf7df2c46d385f836c13b729de2ca
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4617
- web.archive.org/web/20200228151935/https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/commits/8be37c509fe5
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