python-httplib2: ssl cert incorrect error handling
Published Jan 18, 2014
6.6
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.32%
Description
httplib2 0.7.2, 0.8, and earlier, after an initial connection is made, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.04
Configuration 2
- ≤ 0.7.2
- 0.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of python-httplib2 as shipped with Red Hat Update Infrastructure 2.1. Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 69.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 67.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 63.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 54.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 52.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 49.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=706602 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/httplib2/issues/detail?id=282 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/257 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52179 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1948-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2037 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/httplib2/+bug/1175272 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958638 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q48q-77qv-cf9p Advisory
- https://github.com/httplib2/httplib2/commit/40cbdcc8586f2292fa0e76a3e8c012f0cc9ed919
- https://github.com/httplib2/httplib2/issues/5
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/httplib2/PYSEC-2014-81.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2037
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228052625/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52179
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2037
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