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 th
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.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | python-glanceclient | < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4111
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1200
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4111
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1192229
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=989738
- https://github.com/jaypipes/python-glanceclient
- https://github.com/openstack/python-glanceclient/blob/master/doc/source/index.rst
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-glanceclient/PYSEC-2013-11.yaml
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00019.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1200.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2004-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54525
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54313
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qgfg-gvff-523v
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
python-glanceclient- Disclosed
- 28.08.2013
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qgfg-gvff-523v - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2013-11 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: python-glanceclient
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