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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/483 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1166 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224999 ↗
- https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/10d0edadbcdd ↗
- https://bugs.python.org/issue17997 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74707 ↗
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/523 ↗