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CVE-2014-3596

Published: Aug 27, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSANVD-CWE-Other
5.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.8%
Top 7.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.axis:axis
OSS Libraries
axis:axis
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
axisLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/20/2
openwall.com
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS-2905
issues.apache.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95377
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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