CVE-2013-2037
LOW severity · CVSS 2.6 · Improper input validation
2.6CVSS LOW
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://bugs.launchpad.net/httplib2/+bug/1175272 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/httplib2/+bug/1175272Patch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=706602Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/257Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52179Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1948-1Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/httplib2/issues/detail?id=282Advisory