CVE-2011-4617

Publication date 31 December 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python-virtualenv 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
python-virtualenv

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