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Python Improper Input Validation Vulnerability - CVE-2013-4238 - Vulnerability Database
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Python Improper Input Validation Vulnerability - CVE-2013-4238

Medium
Reference: CVE-2013-4238
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4238
Title: Python Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Overview:

The ssl.match_hostname function in the SSL module in Python 2.6 through 3.4 does not properly handle a 39039 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 a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.