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CVE-2013-2100

The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 c

The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.0047
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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gentoo portageall versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI portage HIGH fixed in 2.1.12.2
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD29 Sep 2014 · 10:55 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/15/5Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/16/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59878
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469888Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84315
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-16
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