CVE-2013-2100 - The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate

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HIGH

The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate

Published Sep 29, 2014

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.57%

Description

The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-310

References (10)

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/15/5
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/16/3
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59878
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469888
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-0085
Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84315
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8823-xphr-qw9v
Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/portage/PYSEC-2014-115.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2100
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-16
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Link	Providers	Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/15/5		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/16/3		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59878		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469888		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-0085		Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84315		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8823-xphr-qw9v		Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/portage/PYSEC-2014-115.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2100
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-16		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO