CVE-2014-3607 Improper Certificate Validation in vt-ldap
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers due to improper hostname verification in the Ldaptive library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3607?
CVE-2014-3607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DefaultHostnameVerifier in Ldaptive (formerly vt-ldap) does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3607?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider and edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider Maven | All versions | 2.4.2 |
edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider Maven | All versions | 2.4.2 |
edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap Maven | All versions | 3.3.8 |
edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap Maven | All versions | 3.3.8 |
Products include Ldaptive Ldaptive, Ldaptive Vt-Ldap.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3607?
Upgrade edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider to 2.4.2 or later.
Is CVE-2014-3607 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3607 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3607, GHSA-273v-g3x4-r3rc.