[QPID-4918] Python client does not enforce SSL certificate validation even if CAs configured

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.20
• Fix Version/s: 0.22
• Component/s: Python Client
• Assignee: Ken Giusti
• Reporter: Ken Giusti
• Created: 12/Jun/13 14:29
• Updated: 29/Jul/13 18:53
• Resolved: 12/Jun/13 14:35

Description

With SSL, the Python client allows the application to specify the trusted CAs that should be used to validate the remote broker's certificate.

However, there is a bug in the implementation that does not enforce the validation. This bug allows the SSL connection to be established even if the remote does not provide a valid certificate.

This bug is a security risk. The application has configured a CA to use to validate the remote, but that CA is silently ignored and the remote is allowed to connect without validation. To the application, it appears as if the remote certificate has been verified and the remote has been authorized, when in fact that hasn't happened.

A CVE has been created for this issue: CVE-2013-1909