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Axis CVE-2014-3596

MEDIUM
2014-08-27 secalert@redhat.com
5.8
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 27, 2014 - 00:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 384 maven packages depend on axis:axis (83 direct, 303 indirect)
  • 461 maven packages depend on org.apache.axis:axis (131 direct, 335 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.4 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionCVE.org

The getCN function in Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate with a subject that specifies a common name in a field that is not the CN field. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5784.

AnalysisAI

The getCN function in Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

Technical ContextAI

The getCN function in Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate with a subject that specifies a common name in a field that is not the CN field. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5784. Affected products include: Apache Axis.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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CVE-2014-3596 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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