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 C

Summary

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.

Timeline

1. Aug 27, 2014, 12:00 AM UTCCVE published
2. Aug 6, 2024, 10:50 AM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• n/a n/a

  Version range not reported

• org.apache.axis:axisMaven

  through 1.4

• axis:axisMaven

  through 1.4

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