Is CVE-2014-8991 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8991 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8991?

CVE-2014-8991 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2014-8991

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 0.4% (34th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-0044)
Published: November 24, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0044 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

oracle / solaris
pypa / pip

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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