CVE-2014-3596
Improper Validation of Certificates in apache axis
EPSS 1.2%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-3596
To remediate CVE-2014-3596, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/axis—upgrade to 1.4-21 or later
- —no fix listed
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2014-3596 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.4-21
- from 0, <= 1.4
- from 0, <= 1.4