CVE-2013-4314
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.7–7.5
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affected products (13)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-6748-36qp-fx6rPyOpenSSL Mishandles NUL Byte In Certificate Subject Alternative Name2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
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.
- PYSEC-2013-312013-09-30vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (14)
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- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/pyopenssl-users/2013-September/000478.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0696cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00015.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2763enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/06/2enisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1965-1enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005325enisa_euvd
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/pyopenssl-users/2013-September/000478.htmlenisa_euvd
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