PyWBEM 0.7 and earlier uses a separate connection to validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a peer via an arbitrary certificate.
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/531
secunia.com/advisories/58327
sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/code/627/
sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/mailman/message/31757312/
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/64544
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039801
www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20140580-1.html