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Medium
CVE-2013-1629
pip before 1.3 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the...
Vulnerability Description
pip before 1.3 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 a "pip install" operation.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/425
- http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/news.html#changelog
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/791/files
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968059
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
August 6th, 2013
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
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