CVE-2013-6444
PyWBEM 0.7 and earlier does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0029 (0.3%)
Percentile: 51.8%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
pywbem_project:pywbemTechnical description
PyWBEM 0.7 and earlier does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Published: 5/5/2014, 5:06:04 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/524
- http://sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/code/627/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/mailman/message/31757312/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64544
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044246
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/524
- http://sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/code/627/