Description
The smtplib library in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.12, 3.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2 does not return an error when StartTLS fails, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass the TLS protections by leveraging a network position between the client and the registry to block the StartTLS command, aka a "StartTLS stripping attack."
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CVSS 3.0 6.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 2, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified