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CVE-2013-4314

pyOpenSSL: hostname check bypassing vulnerability

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 4, 2013

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

The X509Extension in pyOpenSSL before 0.13.1 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of pyOpenSSL as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE not specified