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CVE-2012-6107
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…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.2%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1619 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [axis-c-dev] 20130107 JIRA AXIS2C-1619 SSL/TLS hostname validation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 57267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894372 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- axis2c-ssl-spoofing(81211) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [axis-c-dev] 20190831 [jira] [Resolved] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [axis-c-dev] 20190831 [jira] [Commented] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [axis-c-dev] 20200128 [jira] [Comment Edited] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [axis-c-dev] 20200407 [jira] [Updated] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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