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CVE-2011-4617
virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.
Low1.2EPSS 0.31%
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- redhat
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/.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.31% · top 76% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIvirtualenvGHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c (opens in a new tab)
References (7)
- 47240 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20111219 Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20111219 CVE id request: python-virtualenv (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-17289 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-17341 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20111219 Re: CVE id request: python-virtualenv (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .