CVE-2013-5123
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5123
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2013-5123.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2013-5123
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2019-11-05T22:15:10Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
- Severity
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- 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155248.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155291.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77520
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5123
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5123