Vulnerability in Ldaptive
CVE-2014-3607
DefaultHostnameVerifier in Ldaptive (formerly vt-ldap) does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20140919.txt (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/227 (Third Party Advisory)
- code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/226 (Third Party Advisory)
- code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/228 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3607?
- CVE-2014-3607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ldaptive, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2014-3607?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.