CVE-2013-2100 describes a critical vulnerability in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, specifically within the urlopen function, where HTTPS connections fail to verify X.509 certificates. This oversight allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof legitimate servers and manipulate binary package lists through crafted certificates. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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