CVE-2013-4238
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 18, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 12, 2013
Description
The ssl.match_hostname function in the SSL module in Python 2.6 through 3.4 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- RHSA-2013:1582vendor-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1463vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1440vendor-advisory
- 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilitiesmailing-list
- DSA-2880vendor-advisory
- USN-1982-1vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1437vendor-advisory
- 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilitiesmailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1462vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1438vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996381
- http://bugs.python.org/issue18709
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1439vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0086vendor-advisory
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