CVE-2013-2100

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-2100
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-29 22:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gentoo Portage 2.1.12 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Portage 'urlopen()' SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Man in the middle on Gentoo Portage binary package installer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
469888 – (CVE-2013-2100) <sys-apps/portage-2.1.12.2 : urlopen() does not verify SSL certificates (CVE-2013-2100) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - CVE Request: Man in the middle on Gentoo Portage binary package installer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit
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