CVE-2012-6107 (GCVE-0-2012-6107)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-09-29 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Apache Axis2/C does not 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 an arbitrary valid certificate.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1619 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/axis-c-d… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57267 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894372 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0e30b2b72099… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06e82460243a… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfaf85467328… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r469d2a5b453… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2012-12-22 00:00
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