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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apache Subversion up to 1.6.17 (Versioning Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-297. The product communicates with a host that provides a certificate, but the product does not properly ensure that the certificate is actually associated with that host. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
The Serf RA layer in Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.10 does not properly handle wildcards in the Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
The weakness was published 08/19/2014 by Ben Reser (Website). The advisory is shared for download at subversion.apache.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-3522 since 05/14/2014. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/28/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77428 (Fedora 20 : subversion-1.8.10-1.fc20 (2014-9636)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195585 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Subversion Vulnerabilities (USN-2316-1)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95090), Tenable (77428), SecurityFocus (BID 69237†), OSVDB (109996†) and Secunia (SA60100†). Similar entries are available at VDB-70661 and VDB-70659.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-297 / CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 77428
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : subversion-1.8.10-1.fc20 (2014-9636)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2014-413
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Timeline
05/14/2014 🔍08/14/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apache.orgAdvisory: USN-2316-1
Researcher: Ben Reser
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3522 (🔍)
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X-Force: 95090
SecurityFocus: 69237 - Apache Subversion CVE-2014-3522 SSL Certificate Validation Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 60100
OSVDB: 109996
Vulnerability Center: 48917 - Apache Subversion 1.4.0 - 1.7.17 and 1.8.0 - 1.8.9 Serf Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Crafted Certificate, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/26/2015 12:07 PMUpdated: 03/28/2022 08:55 AM
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 PM (63), 06/22/2017 10:31 AM (12), 03/28/2022 08:50 AM (3), 03/28/2022 08:55 AM (1)
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