CVE-2013-7440
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 7, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- May 19, 2015
Description
The ssl.match_hostname function in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.9 and 3.x before 3.3.3 does not properly handle wildcards in hostnames, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20150518 CVE request: ssl.match_hostname(): sub string wildcard should not match IDNA prefixmailing-list
- RHSA-2016:1166vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999
- https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/10d0edadbcdd
- https://bugs.python.org/issue17997
- 74707vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20150521 Re: CVE request: ssl.match_hostname(): sub string wildcard should not match IDNA prefixmailing-list
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