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CVE-2013-1633 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changes	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/	CVE
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#changes	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17rfh7/warning_dont_use_pip_in_an_untrusted_network_a/	[email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
python setuptools	<= 0.7b4 0.6.40 0.6.41 0.6.42 0.6.43
CPE cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.40:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.41:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.42:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.43:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.44:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.45:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.46:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.47:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.48:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.49:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

python setuptools

<= 0.7b4

0.6.40

0.6.41

0.6.42

0.6.43

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:0.6.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 5, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]