CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-4314

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pyopensslDebian
Fixed in:0.13-2.1CVE-2013-4314
Fixed in:0.13-2.1CVE-2013-4314
Fixed in:0.13-2.1CVE-2013-4314
Fixed in:0.13-2.1CVE-2013-4314

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days
64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

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