CVE-2013-6418

Description

PyWBEM 0.7 and earlier uses a separate connection to validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a peer via an arbitrary certificate.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/531 mailing list
http://sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/mailman/message/31757312/ mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/58327 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64544 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20140580-1.html vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/code/627/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039801

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6418?
CVE-2013-6418 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6418?
To fix CVE-2013-6418, 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-2013-6418 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-6418 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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