CVE - CVE-2013-4238

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-4238	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 MISC:20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded MISC:DSA-2880 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880 MISC:RHSA-2013:1582 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1582.html MISC:USN-1982-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1982-1 MISC:http://bugs.python.org/issue18709 URL:http://bugs.python.org/issue18709 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996381 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996381 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1437 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00026.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1438 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00027.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1439 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00028.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1440 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00029.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1462 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00042.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1463 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00043.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2020:0086 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130612	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130612)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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