Description
The 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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123 ↗
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123 ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520 ↗