1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py
index a03414c8..ebda9c98 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/x509.py
@@ -82,7 +82,17 @@ def _decode_general_names(backend, gns):
 def _decode_general_name(backend, gn):
     if gn.type == backend._lib.GEN_DNS:
         data = backend._ffi.buffer(gn.d.dNSName.data, gn.d.dNSName.length)[:]
-        return x509.DNSName(idna.decode(data))
+        if data.startswith(b"*."):
+            # This is a wildcard name. We need to remove the leading wildcard,
+            # IDNA decode, then re-add the wildcard. Wildcard characters should
+            # always be left-most (RFC 2595 section 2.4).
+            data = u"*." + idna.decode(data[2:])
+        else:
+            # Not a wildcard, decode away. If the string has a * in it anywhere
+            # invalid this will raise an InvalidCodePoint
+            data = idna.decode(data)
+
+        return x509.DNSName(data)
     elif gn.type == backend._lib.GEN_URI:
         data = backend._ffi.buffer(
             gn.d.uniformResourceIdentifier.data,