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.
CVE-2014-3596 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from apache organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
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.
2014-08-27T00:55:05.160
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
8.6
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | apache | axis | ≤ 1.4 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | apache | axis | 1.3 | Yes |
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.