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Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting setuptools package, versions [,1.3)

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-SETUPTOOLS-40728
  • published 4 Dec 2017
  • disclosed 28 Oct 2013
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 28 Oct 2013

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How to fix?

Upgrade setuptools to version 1.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of setuptools are vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.

The ssl.match_hostname function does not properly handle wildcards in hostnames, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate. (same as CVE-2013-7440).