CVE-2013-7440 | BDVDB-2026-76274 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/483
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1166
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/10d0edadbcdd
https://bugs.python.org/issue17997
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74707
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/523

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12016-06-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.