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CVE-2013-4073

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 2.77%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-08-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It affects OpenSSL.

CVE
CVE-2013-4073
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.77%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

The OpenSSL::SSL.verify_certificate_identity function in lib/openssl/ssl.rb in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.7-p374, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p448, and 2.0 before 2.0.0-p247 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, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.