SSL: Hostname verification susceptible to MITM attack
Published Oct 25, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.93%
Description
Certificates.java in Not Yet Commons SSL before 0.3.15 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.3.14
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Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
commons-ssl
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1888
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
commons-ssl
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3 | commons-ssl | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1888 |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 | commons-ssl | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 is now in Phase 3, Extended Life Support, of its life cycle. This issue has been rated as having Important security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat JBoss Middleware and Red Hat JBoss Operations Network Product Update and Support Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/jboss_notes/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00932) | 59.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00932) | 55.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 55.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 43.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 42.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://juliusdavies.ca/svn/viewvc.cgi/not-yet-commons-ssl?view=rev&revision=172 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3604 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131803 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97659 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmxj-wx9v-52qr Advisory
- https://github.com/victims/victims-cve-db/blob/master/database/java/2014/3604.yaml x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3604
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3604
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://juliusdavies.ca/svn/viewvc.cgi/not-yet-commons-ssl?view=rev&revision=172 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3604 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131803 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97659 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmxj-wx9v-52qr | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/victims/victims-cve-db/blob/master/database/java/2014/3604.yaml | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3604 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3604 |
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