CVE-2001-1569 describes a vulnerability in the Openwave WAP gateway where it fails to validate the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) in X.509 certificates issued by root certificate authorities. This flaw allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks by spoofing SSL certificates, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of communications. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.4), the attack requires no authentication and has low complexity, leading to partial compromise of data. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmg:openwave_wap_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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