Secunia Security Advisory - A security issue has been discovered in ActivePython, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
ActivePython Insecure File System Permissions Security Issue
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA50939
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-10-11
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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been discovered in ActivePython, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with
escalated privileges.
The security issue is caused due to the application setting insecure
file system permissions on the installation directory and can be
exploited to overwrite files (e.g. "C:\Python27\" or "C:\Python32\")
and execute programs with privileges of another user.
The security issue is confirmed in version 2.7.2.5 and 3.2.2.3. Other
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
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