Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-4944 · published 27 August 2012
CVE-2011-4944: Python permissions and access controls vulnerability
Python · Python
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.
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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-4944), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
