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However it is\npossible to cause an infinite loop in the parsing of this header by passing \ncertain bad values for the header, leading to a Denial of Service attack on\nthe service (CVE-2014-3584).\n\nApache CXF is vulnerable to a possible SSL hostname verification bypass, due\nto a flaw in comparing the server hostname to the domain name in the Subject's\nDN field. A Man In The Middle attack can exploit this vulnerability by using\na specially crafted Subject DN to spoof a valid certificate (CVE-2014-3577).\n","status":"published","published":"2014-12-31T12:28:04Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:24.85545314Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"}]}}