FKIE_CVE-2012-6107

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-09-29 22:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:47
Severity
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/axis-c-dev/201301.mbox/browser
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57267
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894372
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81211
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1619Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06e82460243af2ec9cc5a9af0a718943bc53c804b0a786ac61d518e4%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0e30b2b72099a995f6e91342b03d3e4b477677d0ea77e3ce55b53614%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r469d2a5b453c95fc8335f581422a5e7ae4d31f10d22650fb85abfc2d%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfaf85467328c125126e2607196a7fb9510a9f9513dadf6d954b4af0c%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/axis-c-dev/201301.mbox/browser
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57267
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894372
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81211
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1619Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06e82460243af2ec9cc5a9af0a718943bc53c804b0a786ac61d518e4%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0e30b2b72099a995f6e91342b03d3e4b477677d0ea77e3ce55b53614%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r469d2a5b453c95fc8335f581422a5e7ae4d31f10d22650fb85abfc2d%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfaf85467328c125126e2607196a7fb9510a9f9513dadf6d954b4af0c%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "value": "Apache Axis2/C no verifica que el nombre del servidor coincide con un nombre de dominio en el campo del asunto Common Name (CN) o subjectAltName del certificado X.509, lo que permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle falsificar servidores SSL a trav\u00e9s de un certificado v\u00e1lido arbitrario."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:47:50.360",
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