Wildcard Handling Vulnerability in ssl.match_hostname Function

CVE-2013-7440 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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