CVE-2013-2191 python-bugzilla has improper validation of X.509 certificates

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof Bugzilla servers because the library fails to validate X.509 certificates.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-2191?

CVE-2013-2191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2191?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including python-bugzilla. It affects 3 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
python-bugzilla PyPIAll versions0.9.0
python-bugzilla PyPIAll versions0.9.0
python-bugzilla PyPIAll versions0.9.0
Linux distribution packages (3)
python-bugzilla openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions1.2.2-1.1
python-bugzilla openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions3.2.0-2.3
python-bugzilla openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions3.3.0-1.4

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Python Bugzilla Project Python-Bugzilla.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2191?

Upgrade python-bugzilla to 0.9.0 or later.

Is CVE-2013-2191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2q4h-27m7-rj67, PYSEC-2014-88, openSUSE-SU-2024:10058-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11221-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:14135-1, openSUSE-SU-2026:12002-1.

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