The getCN function in Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier does...

Vulnerability Description

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.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/20/2
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS-2905
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95377
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030745
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61222
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1193.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69295
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1193.html
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44d4e88a5fa8ae60deb752029afe9054da87c5f859caf296fcf585e5%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/de2af12dcaba653d02b03235327ca4aa930401813a3cced8e151d29c%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00022.html
• 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/5e6c92145deddcecf70c3604041dcbd615efa2d37632fc2b9c367780%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html