CVE-2013-2100
Gentoo Portage does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers
CVE-2013-2100 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Gentoo Portage, published September 29, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in portage 2.1.12.2.
- Severity
- 9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.57%EPSS, 75th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
2.1.12.2portage
Description
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
portagePyPI | before 2.1.12.2 | 2.1.12.2 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2013-2100- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2013-2100- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0085No score
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0085- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8823-xphr-qw9vNo score
Gentoo Portage does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
- Record
GHSA-8823-xphr-qw9v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8823-xphr-qw9vNo score
Gentoo Portage does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
- Record
GHSA-8823-xphr-qw9v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2014-115No score
The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using HTTPS, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify binary package lists via a crafted certificate.
- Record
PYSEC-2014-115- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.