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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2013-7440

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.

  • Published: Jun 7, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2013-7440
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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