CVE-2014-3596 Affecting axis-javadoc package, versions <0:1.2.1-7.5.14.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.15% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-AXISJAVADOC-1677331
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed27 Aug 2014

Introduced: 27 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-3596  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 axis-javadoc to version 0:1.2.1-7.5.14.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-412.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream axis-javadoc package and not the axis-javadoc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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