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

["Ken Giusti (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Ken Giusti created QPID-4918:
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             Summary: Python client does not enforce SSL certificate validation even if CAs configured
                 Key: QPID-4918
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4918
             Project: Qpid
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Python Client
    Affects Versions: 0.20
            Reporter: Ken Giusti
            Assignee: Ken Giusti
            Priority: Blocker
             Fix For: 0.22


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


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