CVE-2014-3504

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3504
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-08-19 18:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) serf_ssl_cert_issuer, (2) serf_ssl_cert_subject, and (3) serf_ssl_cert_certificate functions in Serf 0.2.0 through 1.3.x before 1.3.7 does not properly handle a NUL byte in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.17 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.18 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.19 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.20 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.21 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.23 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.9 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.17 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.9 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.9 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.2.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.3.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.3.1 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.4.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.5.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.6.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.6.1 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.7.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.7.1 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 0.7.2 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.0.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.0.1 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.0.2 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.0.3 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.1.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.1.1 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.2.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.2.1 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.3.0 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.3.1 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.3.2 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.3.3 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.3.4 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.3.5 All All All
Application Serf Project Serf 1.3.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA60721 - Ubuntu update for libserf - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Serf CVE-2014-3504 SSL Certificate Validation Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-2315-1: serf vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory
subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2014-3522-advisory.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 subversion.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Security Advisory SA59584 - SUSE update for libserf and subversion - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Subversion, Serf: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Google Groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:1059-1: moderate: update for libserf, subversion af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Google Groups MITRE groups.google.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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