MEDIUM
DefaultHostnameVerifier in Ldaptive (formerly vt-ldap) 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
Published Jan 8, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.87%
Description
DefaultHostnameVerifier in Ldaptive (formerly vt-ldap) 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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.9 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.87% 0.00867
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00867
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.87% (0.00867) | 57.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 54.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 43.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 47.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 46.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 44.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 48.10th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20140919.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140438 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/226 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/227 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/228 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/source/default/commits
- https://code.google.com/p/vt-middleware/source/detail?r=3046
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-273v-g3x4-r3rc Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3607
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20140919.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140438 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/226 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/227 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/issues/228 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://code.google.com/archive/p/vt-middleware/source/default/commits | ||
| https://code.google.com/p/vt-middleware/source/detail?r=3046 | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-273v-g3x4-r3rc | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3607 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 8, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2014
Link CVE-2014-3607
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-273V-G3X4-R3RC Updated n/a