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CVE-2013-7440 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1166 CVE
https://bugs.python.org/issue17997 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999 CVE
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/483 CVE
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/523 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-19Data Processing Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
python python
<= 2.7.8
3.0
3.0.1
3.1
3.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.2150:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-7440
NVD Published Date:
Jun 7, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-7440 Details - Not Deferred