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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-0040 | 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-27x4-j476-jp5f | Setuptools vulnerable to Man-in-the-middle attacks |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T23:00:21.247Z
Reserved: 2013-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1633
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-08-06T02:52:10.333
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-1633
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA