CVE-2014-3596

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3596
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-08-27 00:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 00:40:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Axis 1.0 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.0 beta All All
Application Apache Axis 1.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 beta All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 rc1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 rc2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 alpha All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 beta1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 beta2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 beta3 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 rc1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 rc2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 rc3 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2.1 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.3 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.0 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.0 beta All All
Application Apache Axis 1.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 beta All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 rc1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.1 rc2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 alpha All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 beta1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 beta2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 beta3 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 rc1 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 rc2 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2 rc3 All All
Application Apache Axis 1.2.1 All All All
Application Apache Axis 1.3 All All All
Application Apache Axis All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-1193 CONFIRM linux.oracle.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Security Advisory SA61222 - Oracle Linux update for axis - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Apache Axis Incomplete Fix CVE-2014-3596 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Pony Mail! MISC lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Apache Axis Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof Server Certificates - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Pony Mail! MISC lists.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1497-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1526-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MISC lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MISC lists.apache.org
[AXIS-2905] Insecure certificate validation CVE-2014-3596 - ASF JIRA MISC issues.apache.org Patch
oss-security - CVE-2014-3596 - Apache Axis 1 vulnerable to MITM attack MLIST www.openwall.com
Pony Mail! MISC lists.apache.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
1129935 – (CVE-2014-3596) CVE-2014-3596 axis: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-5784 fix MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
CVE-2014-3596 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 379452 IBM Cognos Analytics Multiple Vulnerabilities (7123154)
  • 980893 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.axis:axis (GHSA-r53v-vm87-f72c)
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