CVE-2013-1633 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2013-1633

easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 uses HTTP to retrieve packages...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

setuptools
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.6.40, 0.6.41, 0.6.42, 0.6.43, 0.6.44, 0.6.45, 0.6.46, 0.6.47, 0.6.48, 0.6.49

Timeline

Official Publish: August 6th, 2013
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.