CVE-2014-3607

Description

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Third-Party Advisory shibboleth.net Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory google.com Third-Party Advisory google.com Third-Party Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20140919.txt third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140438 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/227 third party advisory
https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/226 third party advisory
https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/228 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3607?
CVE-2014-3607 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3607?
To fix CVE-2014-3607, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3607 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3607 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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