CVE-2010-4340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

libcloud before 0.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates for HTTPS connections, which allows remote attackers to spoof certificates and bypass intended access restrictions via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Published: 2011-09-11

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:libcloud::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:libcloud:0.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:libcloud:0.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:libcloud:0.3.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-0001	libcloud before 0.4.1 does not verify SSL certificates for HTTPS connections, which allows remote attackers to spoof certificates and bypass intended access restrictions via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Github GHSA	GHSA-w3j6-8j34-q43x	Apache Libcloud does not verify SSL certificates for HTTPS connections

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00185.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598463
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-libcloud/201009.mbox/%3C5860913.463891285776633273.JavaMail.jira%40thor%3E
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-libcloud/201011.mbox/browser
http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/LibcloudSSL
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LIBCLOUD-55

History

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Apache Libcloud

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-09-11T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:35:31.677Z

Reserved: 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4340

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-09-12T12:41:27.473

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4340

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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