CVE-2013-1633

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPython Setuptools
PublishedAug 6, 2013
First seenAug 6, 2013

How to fix

Update
  • setuptools0.7 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
python setuptoolsv ≤ 0.7b4, 0.6.40, 0.6.41, 0.6.42, 0.6.43, 0.6.44, 0.6.45, 0.6.46, 0.6.47, 0.6.48, 0.6.49—
setuptoolsPyPIv < 0.70.7

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