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CVE-2014-3596

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 9.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-08-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.8. It affects Apache.

CVE
CVE-2014-3596
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
9.15%
Apache

Original NVD 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.