CVE-2014-5075 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers due to missing hostname verification in the Smack XMPP API when custom SSLContexts are used.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-5075?
CVE-2014-5075 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ignite Realtime Smack XMPP API 4.x before 4.0.2, and 3.x and 2.x when a custom SSLContext is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5075?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Igniterealtime Smack Api, Redhat Jboss Fuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5075?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-5075 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5075 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxxv-xr7h-7624.