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The Java WebSocket client nv-websocket-client does not 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/TLS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate

Published Nov 17, 2017

Description

The Java WebSocket client nv-websocket-client does not 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/TLS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

References (3)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 17, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 16, 2017
Link CVE-2017-1000209
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2017-1000209
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2017-1000209
GHSA-4HXV-95RC-JQG7