CVE-2014-3504

CVE-2014-3504 describes a vulnerability in Serf versions 0.2.0 through 1.3.x before 1.3.7, affecting products like Apache Serf and Subversion. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by exploiting improper handling of a NUL byte in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.