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Python Permissions Privileges and Access Controls Vulnerability - CVE-2011-4944 - Vulnerability Database
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Python Permissions Privileges and Access Controls Vulnerability - CVE-2011-4944

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Reference: CVE-2011-4944
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4944
Title: Python Permissions Privileges and Access Controls Vulnerability
Overview:

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.