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CVE-2014-3522

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3522 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from apache, from opensuse, from canonical and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-08-19T18:55:02.640

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-297

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	subversion	1.4.0	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.4.1	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.4.2	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.4.3	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.4.4	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.4.5	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.4.6	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.0	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.1	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.2	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.3	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.4	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.5	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.6	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.7	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.5.8	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.0	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.1	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.2	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.3	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.4	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.5	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.6	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.7	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.8	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.9	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.10	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.11	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.12	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.13	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.14	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.15	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.16	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.17	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.18	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.19	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.20	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.21	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.6.23	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.0	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.1	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.2	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.3	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.4	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.5	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.6	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.7	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.8	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.9	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.10	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.11	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.12	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.13	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.14	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.15	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.16	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.7.17	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.0	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.1	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.2	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.3	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.4	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.5	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.6	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.7	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.8	Yes
Application	apache	subversion	1.8.9	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Application	apple	xcode	6.1.1	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Mar/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59432 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59584 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60100 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60722 ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/109996 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69237 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2316-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95090 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95311 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05 ([email protected])
https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2014-3522-advisory.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT204427 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Mar/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59432 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59584 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60100 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60722 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/109996 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69237 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2316-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95090 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95311 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2014-3522-advisory.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT204427 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.