CVE-2013-7440
MEDIUM5.9EPSS 0.36%Published: 6/7/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7440
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/python2.7from 0, < 2.7.9-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |