Release Date: | 2013-08-12 |
The ssl.match_hostname function in the SSL module in Python 2.6 through 3.4 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
See more information about CVE-2013-4238 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 4.3 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | Medium |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | Partial | Availability Impact: | None |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 6 (python) | ELSA-2013-1582 | 2013-11-26 |
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