CVE-2013-4314

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    CVE-2013-4314

    Published: 30 Sept 2013Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2763, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1965-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005325, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00015.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/06/2, https://mail.python.org/pipermail/pyopenssl-users/2013-September/000478.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High