CVE-2014-3596

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-3596
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-08-27 00:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1526-1: moderate: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Apache Axis Incomplete Fix CVE-2014-3596 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1497-1: moderate: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE-2014-3596 - Apache Axis 1 vulnerable to MITM attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Apache Axis Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof Server Certificates - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[AXIS-2905] Insecure certificate validation CVE-2014-3596 - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Patch
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linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-1193 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
Security Advisory SA61222 - Oracle Linux update for axis - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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CVE-2014-3596 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1129935 – (CVE-2014-3596) CVE-2014-3596 axis: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-5784 fix MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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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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