CVE-2014-0350 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers by exploiting a flaw in X.509 certificate verification logic within the POCO C++ Libraries NetSSL component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0350?
CVE-2014-0350 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Poco::Net::X509Certificate::verify method in the NetSSL library in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.4.6p4 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via crafted DNS PTR records that are requested during comparison of a server name to a wildcard domain name in an X.509 certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0350?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pocoproject Poco C\+\+ Libraries.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0350?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0350 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0350 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0350, GHSA-whgv-p774-rw69, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0350.