Gentoo GLSA-201310-09 Normal: Setuptools Man-in-the-Middle Attack
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October 10, 2013
A vulnerability in Setuptools could allow remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
Summary
Setuptools does not check the integrity of downloaded Python packages.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Setuptools users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/setuptools-0.8-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1633 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1633
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201310-09
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Setuptools: Man-in-the-Middle attack
Date: October 10, 2013
Bugs: #479964
ID: 201310-09
Topics Covered
Background
Setuptools is a manager for Python packages.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-python/setuptools < 0.8-r1 >= 0.8-r1
Impact
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A remote attacker could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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