CVE-2013-5123

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.86% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory suse.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5123?
CVE-2013-5123 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-5123?
To fix CVE-2013-5123, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-5123 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-5123 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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