CVE-2013-2100

Summary

CVECVE-2013-2100
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-29 22:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:33:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-310

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gentoo Portage 2.1.12 All All All
Application Gentoo Portage 2.1.12 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Man in the middle on Gentoo Portage binary package installer MLIST openwall.com
469888 – (CVE-2013-2100) <sys-apps/portage-2.1.12.2 : urlopen() does not verify SSL certificates (CVE-2013-2100) CONFIRM bugs.gentoo.org Patch
oss-security - CVE Request: Man in the middle on Gentoo Portage binary package installer MLIST openwall.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Portage 'urlopen()' SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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