nv-websocket-client X.509 Certificate Verification subjectAltName certificate validation
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in nv-websocket-client (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component X.509 Certificate Verification. The manipulation of the argument subjectAltName
with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 04/23/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-1000209 since 11/16/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 207 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Name
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
04/23/2017 🔍11/16/2017 🔍
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01/10/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-1000209 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 11/18/2017 08:50Updated: 01/10/2023 17:48
Changes: 11/18/2017 08:50 (56), 12/08/2019 08:37 (2), 01/10/2023 17:48 (4)
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