PYSEC-2017-69

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    PYSEC-2017-69

    Published: 9 Aug 2017Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Restkit allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof TLS servers by leveraging use of the ssl.wrap_socket function in Python with the default CERT_NONE value for the cert_reqs argument.

    References: https://github.com/benoitc/restkit/issues/140, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202837, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/7, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p9cv-hrxr-fxx8

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: restkit

    Purl: pkg:pypi/restkit

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.0.0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0

    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
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