GSD-2011-4944
Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19Details
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.
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