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 (15)
Core 15
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1582.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00043.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00029.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1982-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00026.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00042.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00027.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996381
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.python.org/issue18709
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00028.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0138
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (33)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.04
opensuse/opensuse
11.4
opensuse/opensuse
12.2
opensuse/opensuse
12.3
python/python
2.6.1
python/python
2.6.2
python/python
2.6.3
python/python
2.6.4
python/python
2.6.5
python/python
2.6.6
... and 23 more
Published
Aug 18, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026