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Posted on 13 September 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201309-05
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Severity: Normal
Title: pip: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 12, 2013
Bugs: #462616, #480202
ID: 201309-05
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in pip, which may allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code or local attackers to conduct
symlink attacks.
Background
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pip is a tool for installing and managing Python packages.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-python/pip < 1.3.1 >= 1.3.1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in pip. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle attack to cause pip
to execute arbitrary code. A local attacker could perform symlink
attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user
running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All pip users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/pip-1.3.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1629
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1629
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-1888
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1888
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-05.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2013 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
