CVE-2013-5123

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-5123
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-05 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-11-12 19:51:00 UTC
DescriptionThe mirroring support (-M, --use-mirrors) in Python Pip before 1.5 uses insecure DNS querying and authenticity checks which allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Application Pypa Pip All All All All
Application Pypa Pip All All All All
Application Redhat Openshift 1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift 1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Software Collections - All All All
Application Redhat Software Collections - All All All
Application Virtualenv Virtualenv 12.0.7 All All All
Application Virtualenv Virtualenv 12.0.7 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2013-5123 MISC security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 864406 – VUL-1: CVE-2013-5123: python-pip: Insecure Software Download MISC bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: python-virtualenv-12.0.7-1.fc21 MISC lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Insecure Software Download in pip MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: python-virtualenv-12.0.7-1.fc20 MISC lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Insecure Software Download in pip MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Python pip CVE-2013-5123 Security Bypass Vulnerability MISC www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1066692 – (CVE-2013-5123) CVE-2013-5123 python-pip: insecure software download with mirroring support MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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