{"action":"Upgrade python2.7 to 2.7.12~rc1-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"2.7.12~rc1-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"python2.7","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:11","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["2.7.12~rc1-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBDAZ510E69R39BQ0EGP7X","modified_at":"2026-08-04T06:03:08.781578789Z","published_at":"2016-09-02T14:59:00.127Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0772","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0772"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":6.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0772","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0772"}],"summary":"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 bypas"}