CVE-2013-4111: openstack python_glanceclient Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4111 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in openstack python_glanceclient. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-08-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Python client library for Glance (python-glanceclient) before 0.10.0 does not properly check the preverify_ok value, which prevents the server hostname from being verified with a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate and allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.