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PYSEC-2014-12

Quick fix

PYSEC-2014-12 — python-swiftclient: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'python-swiftclient>=2.0'

Details

The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) 1.0 through 1.9.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

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Affected packages

PyPI/python-swiftclient

Introduced in: 1.0Fixed in: 2.0

Fixpip install --upgrade 'python-swiftclient>=2.0'

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/7[WEB]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-swiftclient/+bug/1199783[WEB]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p3xv-97g8-4wmj[ADVISORY]