CVE-2013-7440
python: wildcard matching rules do not follow RFC 6125
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 12, 2013
Updated · October 7, 2026
Description
Multiple flaws were found in the way Python's SSL module performed matching of certificate names containing wildcards. A remote attacker able to obtain a valid certificate that contained certain names with wildcards could have them incorrectly accepted by Python SSL clients, not following the RFC 6125 recommendations.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of python27-python-pip, python-pymongo and python-virtualenv as shipped with Red Hat OpenShift 2.x and Satellite 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE not specified