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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.9/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 5, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified