Vulnerability in Apache Axis
CVE-2014-3596
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 at…
EPSS: 0.058 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Axis — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3596?
- CVE-2014-3596 is a vulnerability in Apache Axis. Published 2014-08-27.
- Is CVE-2014-3596 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.