CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2002-1119

Published: Oct 04, 2002 | Modified: Aug 02, 2023
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Python Python * 2.2.2 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 RedHat *
Red Hat Linux 6.2 RedHat *
Red Hat Linux 7.0 RedHat *
Red Hat Linux 7.1 RedHat *
Red Hat Linux 7.2 RedHat *
Red Hat Linux 7.3 RedHat *
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 RedHat *

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