ubuntuone-couch doesn't do certificate validation
Bug #882049 reported by
Marc Deslauriers
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntuone-couch (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Marc Deslauriers | ||
| Precise |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
ubuntuone-couch uses python-httplib2, but python-httplib2 before 0.7.0 doesn't perform any server certificate validation at all.
To make matters worse, ubuntuone-couch in Oneiric _actually disabled cert validation_ with the no-ssl-
This results in a trivial man in the middle attack that can obtain or alter sensitive information.
Related branches
| Changed in ubuntuone-couch (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubuntuone-couch (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Changed in ubuntuone-couch (Ubuntu Precise): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
| Changed in ubuntuone-couch (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| assignee: | nobody → Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) |
| visibility: | private → public |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ubuntuone-couch (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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python-httplib was updated in all releases: http://
We still need to push a ubuntuone-couch update for oneiric to re-enable cert validation.