CVE catalog
CVE-2002-1119
python - insecure temporary files
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.49% · Oct 25, 2026
os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack. security flaw
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | python1.5 | 3.0 | 1.5.2-23.1 | fixed |
| Debian | python2.1 | 3.0 | 2.1.3-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | python2.1 | 3.0 | 2.1.3-3.1 | fixed |
| Debian | python2.2 | 3.0 | 2.2.1-4.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | python1.5 | deb | 3.0 | 1.5.2-23.1 | Not reported | DSA-159 | Not reported |
| Debian | python2.1 | deb | 3.0 | 2.1.3-3.1 | Not reported | DSA-159 | Not reported |
| Debian | python2.2 | deb | 3.0 | 2.2.1-4.1 | Not reported | DSA-159 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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