Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Swift

Published: 2014-01-23 | Updated: 2020-08-10

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2013-6396 CVE-2014-0006
CWE-ID	CWE-310 CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Swift Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages
Vendor	Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU42022

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6396

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Swift: 1.0.0 - 1.11.0

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/7
http://bugs.launchpad.net/python-swiftclient/+bug/1199783

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU42116

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0006

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure