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A man-in-the-middle\nattacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially\ncrafted X.509 certificate (CVE-2014-3596).\n","status":"published","published":"2014-12-26T17:04:58Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:10.308126149Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2019:1497-1","title":"Security update for axis","description":"This update for axis fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issue fixed:\n\n- CVE-2012-5784, CVE-2014-3596: Fixed missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name (bsc#1134598).\n\nThis update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.","status":"published","published":"2019-06-03T05:49:35Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:36:31.140527Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:30.784344Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:10646-1","title":"axis-1.4-302.6 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the axis-1.4-302.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:24:56.528316Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:34.487567Z"},{"id":"RHSA-2014:1193","title":"Red Hat Security Advisory: axis security update","status":"published","published":"2024-09-15T21:55:33Z","modified":"2026-08-05T10:02:52Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:02.532052Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2019:1373-1","title":"Security update for axis","description":"This update for axis fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issue fixed:\n\n- CVE-2012-5784, CVE-2014-3596: Fixed missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name (bsc#1134598).\n","status":"published","published":"2019-05-28T15:00:13Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:01:56.30312Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:45.926331Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2019:1373-2","title":"Security update for axis","description":"This update for axis fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issue fixed:\n\n- CVE-2012-5784, CVE-2014-3596: Fixed missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name (bsc#1134598).\n","status":"published","published":"2019-10-11T15:06:38Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:38:50.592329Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:45.926331Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2019:1382-1","title":"Security update for axis","description":"This update for axis fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issue fixed:\n\n- CVE-2012-5784, CVE-2014-3596: Fixed missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name (bsc#1134598).\n","status":"published","published":"2019-05-30T06:11:19Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:55:32.869138Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:45.926331Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3596","description":"The getCN function in Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier does not properly 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 a certificate with a subject that specifies a common name in a field that is not the CN field. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5784.","status":"withdrawn","published":"2014-08-27T00:55:00Z","modified":"2025-07-16T07:31:58.424277Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:54:09.010095Z"}]}}