FKIE_CVE-2014-2234

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-03-05 05:11 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:06
Severity
Summary
A certain Apple patch for OpenSSL in Apple OS X 10.9.2 and earlier uses a Trust Evaluation Agent (TEA) feature without terminating certain TLS/SSL handshakes as specified in the SSL_CTX_set_verify callback function's documentation, which allows remote attackers to bypass extra verification within a custom application via a crafted certificate chain that is acceptable to TEA but not acceptable to that application.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://hynek.me/articles/apple-openssl-verification-surprises/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hynek.me/articles/apple-openssl-verification-surprises/Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
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