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."
Exploitability
AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:LI:HA:N6.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N