CVE-2010-3901 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof AnyConnect SSL VPN servers due to improper X.509 certificate validation in OpenConnect.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-3901?

CVE-2010-3901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenConnect before 2.25 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary AnyConnect SSL VPN servers via a crafted server certificate that (1) does not correspond to the server hostname or (2) is presented in circumstances involving a missing --cafile configuration option.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Infradead Openconnect.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3901?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-3901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3901, GHSA-92px-2chv-hqhf.

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