CVE-2013-1909
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.8
Description
The Python client in Apache Qpid before 2.2 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | qpid-python | <0.22 | 0.22 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1909
- https://github.com/apache/qpid-python/commit/7d8f51791c4949404d78f1083f465b7b4c8e954b
- https://github.com/apache/qpid-python
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qpid-python/PYSEC-2013-25.yaml
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4918
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140722191407/http://secunia.com/advisories/53968
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140722194233/http://secunia.com/advisories/54137
- http://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-0.22/release-notes.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1024.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1460013
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53968
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54137
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.