CVE-2013-2099 (GCVE-0-2013-2099)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-10-09 14:44
Modified
2024-08-06 15:27
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the ssl.match_hostname function in Python 3.2.x, 3.3.x, and earlier, and unspecified versions of python-backports-ssl_match_hostname as used for older Python versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via multiple wildcard characters in the common name in a certificate.
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