medium5.9
CVE-2013-7440
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 ma…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Python | through 2.7.8 Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/483
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/523
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74707
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1166
- https://bugs.python.org/issue17997
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999
- https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/10d0edadbcdd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/483
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/523
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74707
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1166
- https://bugs.python.org/issue17997
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999
- https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/10d0edadbcdd