CVE catalog
CVE-2013-7440
Security update for python-setuptools
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.88% · Oct 25, 2026
The ssl.match_hostname function in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.9 and 3.x before 3.3.3 does not properly handle wildcards in hostnames, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | python2.7 | 11 | 2.7.9-1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3 | 0.6c11-6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 0.6c11-6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | linux enterprise desktop 11 sp3 | 0.6c11-6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | linux enterprise desktop 11 sp4 | 0.6c11-6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | linux enterprise module for containers 12 | 1.1.7-7.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | linux enterprise module for public cloud 12 | 1.1.7-7.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | linux enterprise software development kit 12 | 1.1.7-7.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | cloud compute node for suse linux enterprise 12 5 | 1.1.7-7.1 | fixed |
| Suse | python-setuptools | enterprise storage 1.0 | 1.1.7-7.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | python2.7 | deb | 11 | 2.7.9-1 | Not reported | DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7440 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3 | 0.6c11-6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1651-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 0.6c11-6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1651-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 11 sp3 | 0.6c11-6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1651-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 11 sp4 | 0.6c11-6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1651-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | linux enterprise module for containers 12 | 1.1.7-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1298-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | linux enterprise module for public cloud 12 | 1.1.7-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1298-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 | 1.1.7-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1298-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | cloud compute node for suse linux enterprise 12 5 | 1.1.7-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1298-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | python-setuptools | rpm | enterprise storage 1.0 | 1.1.7-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1298-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2015_1298-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7440]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2015:1298-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2015:1651-1]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2013/cve-2013-7440.json]
[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]