Vulnerability Details CVE-2013-4238
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.038
EPSS Ranking 87.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://bugs.python.org/issue18709
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00043.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1582.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1982-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996381
- http://bugs.python.org/issue18709
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00043.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1582.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1982-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996381
Products affected by CVE-2013-4238
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2150
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.5
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6150
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.7
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.8
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1150
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2150
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.3
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.2150
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2150
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04
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cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4
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cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2
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cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3