CVE-2013-7440

Advisory

Python version 2.7.9 and 3.3.3 include a fix for 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.
https://bugs.python.org/issue17997

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Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7440
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/483
• https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/10d0edadbcdd
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1166
• https://bugs.python.org/issue17997
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/523
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74707