CVE-2014-3596

axis: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-5784 fix

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función getCN en Apache Axis 1.4 y versiones anteriores no verifica correctamente que el nombre de host del servidor coincida con un nombre de dominio en el campo Common Name (CN) o subjectAltName del certificado X.509, lo que permite a los atacantes intermedios falsificar servidores SSL mediante un certificado con un asunto que especifica un nombre común en un campo que no es el campo CN. NOTA: este problema existe debido a una solución incompleta para CVE-2012-5784.

It was discovered that Axis incorrectly extracted the host name from an X.509 certificate subject's Common Name (CN) field. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.

Apache Axis is an implementation of SOAP. It can be used to build both web service clients and servers. It was discovered that Axis incorrectly extracted the host name from an X.509 certificate subject's Common Name field. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
2014-08-27 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-297: Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

CAPEC

References (18)

URL	Tag	Source
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1193.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/61222	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/20/2	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69295	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030745	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95377	Vdb Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44d4e88a5fa8ae60deb752029afe9054da87c5f859caf296fcf585e5%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e6c92145deddcecf70c3604041dcbd615efa2d37632fc2b9c367780%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8aa25c99eeb0693fc229ec87d1423b5ed5d58558618706d8aba1d832%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a308887782e05da7cf692e4851ae2bd429a038570cbf594e6631cc8d%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/de2af12dcaba653d02b03235327ca4aa930401813a3cced8e151d29c%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS-2905	2023-02-13

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00022.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1193.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3596	2015-05-14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129935	2015-05-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				<= 1.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version " <= 1.4"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.0"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.0"		rc1		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.0"		rc2		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.1"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.1"		rc1		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.1"		rc2		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		alpha		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		beta1		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		beta2		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		beta3		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		rc1		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		rc2		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2"		rc3		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Axis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis"				1.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Axis" and version "1.3"		-		Affected