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CVE-2013-2191

python-bugzilla before 0.9.0 does not validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof Bugzilla servers via a crafted certificate.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2191 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from python_bugzilla_project, from fedoraproject, from opensuse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-02-08T00:55:06.033

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	python_bugzilla_project	python-bugzilla	≤ 0.8.0	Yes
Application	python_bugzilla_project	python-bugzilla	0.6.0	Yes
Application	python_bugzilla_project	python-bugzilla	0.6.1	Yes
Application	python_bugzilla_project	python-bugzilla	0.6.2	Yes
Application	python_bugzilla_project	python-bugzilla	0.7.0	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	17	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	18	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00025.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00026.html ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/19/6 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=951594 ([email protected])
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/python-bugzilla.git/commit/?id=a782282ee479ba4cc1b8b1d89700ac630ba83eef Patch ([email protected])
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/python-bugzilla/2013-June/000104.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00025.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00026.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/19/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=951594 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/python-bugzilla.git/commit/?id=a782282ee479ba4cc1b8b1d89700ac630ba83eef Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/python-bugzilla/2013-June/000104.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For python_bugzilla_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.