MEDIUM
virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/
Published Dec 31, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.31%
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/.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.4.9
- 0.8
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.3
- 0.8.4
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
6.9 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
6.2 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
1.2 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.31% 0.00310
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00310
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 21.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 23.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47240 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/virtualenv/PYSEC-2011-23.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/68075ad9ededf7df2c46d385f836c13b729de2ca
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4617
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228151935/https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/commits/8be37c509fe5
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 31, 2011
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 29, 2011
Link CVE-2011-4617
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-3JHC-WJQF-5F2C Updated n/a