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F5 Networks BIG-IP : Apache Axis vulnerability (SOL16821)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 93256
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
The getCN function in Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier does not properly 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 a certificate with a subject that specifies a common name in a field that is not the CN field. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5784.Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL16821.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 93256
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL16821.nasl
Version: 2.6
Type: local
Published: 9/2/2016
Updated: 1/27/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3596
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5784, CVE-2014-3596