CVE-2014-3522 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers by exploiting improper wildcard handling in X.509 certificates within the Subversion client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3522?
CVE-2014-3522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Xcode, published on 19 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Serf RA layer in Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.10 does not properly handle wildcards in the Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-297
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3522?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apache Subversion, Apple Xcode, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3522?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-3522 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3522 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Xcode
- CVE-2017-9800 A maliciously constructed svn+ssh:// URL would cause Subversion clients before 1.8.19, 1.9.x before 1.9.7, and 1.10.0.x through 1.10.0-alpha
- CVE-2013-4246 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2015-5259 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2024-45720 Apache Subversion: Command line argument injection on Windows platforms
- CVE-2015-0202 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3522, GHSA-962w-gj84-vpr7, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3522.