CVE-2012-3446: PYSEC-2012-12 - Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether the server hostname matches a domain name

CVE-2012-3446 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2012-11-04

Technologies: apache-libcloud (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Executive brief

Apache Libcloud before 0.11.1 uses an incorrect regular expression during verification of whether 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 a crafted certificate.

Affected products

PyPI apache-libcloud

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