CVE-2013-6396
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.8
Description
The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) 1.0 through 1.9.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted 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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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:2.0.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:2.0.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:2.0.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:2.0.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:2.0.2-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | python-swiftclient | >=1.0,<2.0 | 2.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | swift | 1.0.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.0.1 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.0.2 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.1.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.2.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.3.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.1 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.2 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.3 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.4 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.5 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.6 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.7 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.4.8 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.5.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.6.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.7.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.7.2 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.7.4 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.7.5 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.7.6 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.8.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.9.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.10.0 | |
| openstack | swift | 1.11.0 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/7
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-swiftclient/+bug/1199783
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6396
- https://github.com/openstack/python-swiftclient/commit/b182112719ab87942472e44aa3446ea0eb19a289
- https://github.com/chmouel/python-swiftclient
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-swiftclient/PYSEC-2014-12.yaml
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/python-swiftclient/+/69187
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6396
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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