CVE-2023-35845 describes a vulnerability in Anaconda 3 2023.03-1-Linux and Miniconda, where local users can disrupt TLS certificate validation by modifying the world-writable cacert.pem file used by pip. This issue arises from incorrect file permissions during installation, even when performed as root. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity and potential for high availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2023.03-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anaconda:anaconda3:2023.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.