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CVE-2013-2100PYSEC-2014-115GHSA-8823-XPHR-QW9V

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

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Fix
Fixed in 2.1.12.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • portagePyPI

    fixed in 2.1.12.2

References 6

openwall.com

security.gentoo.org

bugs.gentoo.org

securityfocus.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com