PYSEC-2014-115
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PYSEC-2014-115
Published: 29 Sept 2014Last Modified: 23 Jun 2026
Aliases:
Summary:
Details: 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.
References: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/15/5, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59878, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/16/3, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469888, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-16, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84315, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8823-xphr-qw9v
Affected packages
Package
Name: portage
Purl: pkg:pypi/portage
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -None
Affected versions
3.0.18
3.0.19
3.0.20
3.0.21
3.0.22
3.0.23
3.0.24
3.0.25
3.0.26
3.0.27
3.0.28
3.0.29
3.0.30
3.0.31
3.0.32
3.0.33
3.0.34
3.0.35
3.0.36
3.0.37
3.0.38
3.0.38.1
3.0.39
3.0.40
3.0.41
3.0.42
3.0.43
3.0.44
3.0.45
3.0.45.1
3.0.45.2
3.0.45.3
3.0.46
3.0.47
3.0.48
3.0.48.1
3.0.49
3.0.50
3.0.51
3.0.52
3.0.54
3.0.55
3.0.56
3.0.57
3.0.58
3.0.59
3.0.60
3.0.61
3.0.62
3.0.63
3.0.64
3.0.65
3.0.66
3.0.66.1
3.0.67
3.0.68
3.0.69
3.0.69.1
3.0.70
3.0.71
3.0.72
3.0.73
3.0.74
3.0.75
3.0.76
3.0.77
3.0.78
3.0.80
3.0.81
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
