CVE-2014-3522

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3522
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 Serf RA layer in Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.10 does not properly handle wildcards in the Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.

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: CWE-297 | 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
Application Apple Xcode 6.1.1 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA60722 - Ubuntu update for subversion - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apache Subversion CVE-2014-3522 SSL Certificate Validation Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
APPLE-SA-2015-03-09-4 Xcode 6.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA59432 - Ubuntu update for subversion - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2014-3522-advisory.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 subversion.apache.org Patch, 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
www.osvdb.org/109996 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
USN-2316-1: Subversion vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:1059-1: moderate: update for libserf, subversion af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Xcode 6.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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