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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841551
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1948-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-httplib2' package(s) announced via the USN-1948-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-httplib2' package(s) announced via the USN-1948-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that httplib2 only validated SSL certificates on the
first request to a connection, and didn't report validation failures on
subsequent requests. If a remote attacker were able to perform a
machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could possibly be exploited in certain
scenarios to alter or compromise confidential information in applications
that used the httplib2 library.

Affected Software/OS:
'python-httplib2' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-2037
52179
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52179
USN-1948-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1948-1
[oss-security] 20130501 Re: CVE Request: httplib2 ssl cert incorrect error handling
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/257
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=706602
http://code.google.com/p/httplib2/issues/detail?id=282
https://bugs.launchpad.net/httplib2/+bug/1175272
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