CVE-2015-3996 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers due to disabled hostname verification in the default configuration of the AFNetworking library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3996?
CVE-2015-3996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone in the AFNetworking framework before 2.5.3, as used in the ownCloud iOS Library, disables verification of a server hostname against the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Afnetworking Project Afnetworking.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-3996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7j2-r9pg-jmfv.