# CVE-2014-0636: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers by exploiting improper X.509 certificate chain validation in the RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite library.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9vh-ww93-6g87

## What is CVE-2014-0636?

CVE-2014-0636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 3.2.x before 3.2.6 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 does not properly validate X.509 certificate chains, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate chain.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0636?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Bsafe Micro-Edition-Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0636?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0636 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-48014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48014/): Memory corruption in BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-26184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26184/): Security feature bypass in Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-26185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26185/): Memory corruption in Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-5360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5360/): Memory corruption in Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-21575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21575/): Information disclosure in BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0636 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0636/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0636/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0636
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0636
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0636

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0636/
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