Input validation error in setuptools - CVE-2013-1633
Published: August 6, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42675
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1633
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Python Packaging Authority
Affected software:
setuptools
setuptools
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1633
Install update from vendor's website.