CVE-2013-2037

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2013-05-01
Bugzilla:
958638: CVE-2013-2037 python-httplib2: ssl cert incorrect error handling

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

httplib2 0.7.2, 0.8, and earlier, after an initial connection is made, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Find out more about CVE-2013-2037 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue affects the versions of python-httplib2 as shipped with Red Hat Update Infrastructure 2.1. Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 2.1 python-httplib2 Will not fix
Red Hat CloudForms Tools 1 python-httplib2 Will not fix
RHOS Essex Release python-httplib2 Will not fix

External References

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