CVE-2014-3596
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- EPSS score
- 9.2% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2018-0677)
- Published
- August 27, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-0677 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
- apache / axis
References
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1193.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00022.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1193.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61222
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030745
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95377
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS-2905(Patch)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44d4e88a5fa8ae60deb752029afe9054da87c5f859caf296fcf585e5%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e6c92145deddcecf70c3604041dcbd615efa2d37632fc2b9c367780%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8aa25c99eeb0693fc229ec87d1423b5ed5d58558618706d8aba1d832%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a308887782e05da7cf692e4851ae2bd429a038570cbf594e6631cc8d%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/de2af12dcaba653d02b03235327ca4aa930401813a3cced8e151d29c%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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