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CVE-2013-4314 High

CVE-2013-4314

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.

Exploit probability 1.2%
Published September 30, 2013
Required by Not available
Last source change June 10, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

PyPI pyopenssl

8 explicit affected versions

PyPI pyopenssl

8 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities PYSEC-2013-31

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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Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-6748-36qp-fx6r

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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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2013-4314

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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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence