{"cve":"CVE-2014-3596","nvd":{"published":"2014-08-27T00:55:05.160","modified":"2026-06-17T00:08:35.380","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1193.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00022.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1193.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/61222"],"products":["apache:axis"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-3596","score":0.09152,"percentile":0.95322,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-r53v-vm87-f72c","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r53v-vm87-f72c","summary":"Improper Validation of Certificates in apache axis","modified":"2024-12-07T05:35:35.725831Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.axis:axis","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.axis/axis","ranges":["<=1.4"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"axis:axis","purl":"pkg:maven/axis/axis","ranges":["<=1.4"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}