Description
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
Published: 2014-09-29
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0085 The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8823-xphr-qw9v Gentoo Portage does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.645Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2100

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-29T22:55:07.223

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2013-2100

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