{"cve":"CVE-2014-8991","nvd":{"published":"2014-11-24T15:59:15.640","modified":"2026-06-17T00:17:37.210","status":"Modified","description":"pip 1.3 through 1.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of package installation) by creating a /tmp/pip-build-* file for another user.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209","https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847"],"products":["oracle:solaris","pypa:pip"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-8991","score":0.00393,"percentile":0.33517,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-53mr-44pp-crf4","summary":"pip lack of randomness in build directory","modified":"2024-11-29T05:39:38.937913Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pip","purl":"pkg:pypi/pip","ranges":[">=1.3 <6.0"],"fixed":["6.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2014-11","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2014-11","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:02:29.101310793Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pip","purl":"pkg:pypi/pip","ranges":[">=1.3 <6.0"],"fixed":["6.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}