POCO C++ Libraries up to 1.4.5 verify cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in POCO C++ Libraries up to 1.4.5. This issue affects the function Poco::Net::X509Certificate::verify of the component Libraries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Poco::Net::X509Certificate::verify method in the NetSSL library in POCO C++ Libraries before 1.4.6p4 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via crafted DNS PTR records that are requested during comparison of a server name to a wildcard domain name in an X.509 certificate.

The weakness was released 04/25/2014 by Alexander as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0350 since 12/05/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89474 (Fedora 22 : poco-1.4.2p1-3.fc22 (2016-0b3a611401)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124786 (Fedora Security Update for poco (FEDORA-2016-4a3e5618eb)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92746), Tenable (89474), SecurityFocus (BID 67055†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57944†).

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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 89474
Nessus Name: Fedora 22 : poco-1.4.2p1-3.fc22 (2016-0b3a611401)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for poco FEDORA-2016-4
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: POCO C++ Libraries 1.4.6

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-0b3a611401
Researcher: Alexander
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0350 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92746
SecurityFocus: 67055 - POCO C++ Libraries CVE-2014-0350 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 57944 - POCO <1.4.6p4 Remote MITM via Crafted DNS PTR Recored, Medium

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Created: 03/25/2015 04:45 PM
Updated: 12/21/2024 10:53 PM
Changes: 03/25/2015 04:45 PM (63), 02/03/2019 10:50 AM (13), 03/15/2022 03:35 PM (3), 11/03/2024 03:36 AM (15), 12/21/2024 10:53 PM (2)
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