CVE-2013-1633
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8
Description
easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to the default use of the product.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changes
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | setuptools | <0.7 | 0.7 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | setuptools | {"endIncluding":"0.7b4"} | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.40 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.41 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.42 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.43 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.44 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.45 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.46 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.47 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.48 | |
| python | setuptools | 0.6.49 | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1633
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/setuptools/PYSEC-2013-22.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/setuptools
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changes
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.