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CVE-2013-7440
Published: Jun 7, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20150518 CVE request: ssl.match_hostname(): sub string wildcard should not match IDNA prefix
mailing-list
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RHSA-2016:1166
vendor-advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999
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https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/10d0edadbcdd
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https://bugs.python.org/issue17997
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74707
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20150521 Re: CVE request: ssl.match_hostname(): sub string wildcard should not match IDNA prefix
mailing-list
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