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diff --git a/Lib/uuid.py b/Lib/uuid.py
index 93254ec..385fb9b 100644
--- a/Lib/uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py
@@ -327,8 +327,16 @@ def _find_mac(command, args, hw_identifiers, get_index):
words = line.lower().split()
for i in range(len(words)):
if words[i] in hw_identifiers:
- return int(
- words[get_index(i)].replace(':', ''), 16)
+ try:
+ return int(
+ words[get_index(i)].replace(':', ''), 16)
+ except (ValueError, IndexError):
+ # Virtual interfaces, such as those provided by
+ # VPNs, do not have a colon-delimited MAC address
+ # as expected, but a 16-byte HWAddr separated by
+ # dashes. These should be ignored in favor of a
+ # real MAC address
+ pass
except OSError:
continue
return None