CVE-2013-2100
Gentoo Portage does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers
EPSS 0.47%
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.
How to fix CVE-2013-2100
To remediate CVE-2013-2100, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- PyPI/portage—upgrade to 2.1.12.2 or later
- PyPI/portage—no fix listed
Is CVE-2013-2100 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.1.12.2
- from 0