Igniterealtime Smack Api up to 4.0.0 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Igniterealtime Smack Api up to 4.0.0. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-5075. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Igniterealtime Smack Api up to 4.0.0 (Automation Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Ignite Realtime Smack XMPP API 4.x before 4.0.2, and 3.x and 2.x when a custom SSLContext is used, 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 servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

The weakness was presented 10/25/2014 by Georg Lukas (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-5075 since 07/24/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77483 (Fedora 20 : smack-3.2.2-5.fc20 (2014-9694)), 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 122671 (Fedora Security Update for smack (FEDORA-2014-9694)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95138), Tenable (77483), SecurityFocus (BID 69064†), Secunia (SA59915†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46809†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77483
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : smack-3.2.2-5.fc20 (2014-9694)
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OpenVAS ID: 867292
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for smack FEDORA-2014-16383
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Smack Api 4.0.1

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07/24/2014 🔍
08/05/2014 +12 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +1 days 🔍
08/18/2014 +12 days 🔍
09/03/2014 +16 days 🔍
10/25/2014 +52 days 🔍
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10/28/2014 +3 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +150 days 🔍
12/15/2024 +3551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1176⛔
Researcher: Georg Lukas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-5075 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5075
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72708
X-Force: 95138
SecurityFocus: 69064 - Ignite Realtime Smack 'Hostname' Verification SSL Certificate Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 59915 - Ignite Realtime Smack API X.509 Certificate Validation Security Issue, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46809 - Ignite Realtime Smack API Remote Spoofing due to Failure to Verify Match between the Server Hostname and Domain Name, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 12:07
Updated: 12/15/2024 07:04
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (64), 06/10/2017 09:40 (11), 04/03/2022 08:11 (3), 04/03/2022 08:13 (1), 12/15/2024 07:04 (18)
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