CVE-2013-1629

Description

pip before 1.3 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 a "pip install" operation.

Weakness classification

• CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory