CVE-2013-5123 (NVD)

2019-11-05

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.

Products Debian_linux, Fedora, Pip, Openshift, Software_collections, Virtualenv
Type Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html