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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2013-7440: Vulnerability in Python

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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2013-7440: Vulnerability in Python

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/29/2017
Modified
02/01/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-solaris-11-2-upgrade-cloud-openstack-0-2013-2-3-0-175-2-7-0-2-0
  • oracle-solaris-11-2-upgrade-library-python-tkinter-27-2-7-9-0-175-2-7-0-3-0
  • oracle-solaris-11-2-upgrade-runtime-python-26-2-6-8-0-175-2-7-0-3-0
  • oracle-solaris-11-2-upgrade-runtime-python-27-2-7-9-0-175-2-7-0-3-0
  • oracle-solaris-11-2-upgrade-runtime-python-27-tests-2-7-9-0-175-2-7-0-3-0

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