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CVE-2014-3596

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3596 is a man-in-the-middle vulnerability affecting Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier, where the getCN function fails to properly validate server hostnames against X.509 certificate subject fields, allowing attackers to spoof SSL servers. With a CVSS score of 5.8, it has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0915 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: axis-0:1.2.1-2jpp.8.el5_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: axis-0:1.2.1-7.5.el6_5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2Fixed in: axis
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: jasperreports-server-pro
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 5Fixed in: axis

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-r53v-vm87-f72cmedium

Improper Validation of Certificates in apache axis

Oct 16, 2018
redhatCVE-2014-3596Important

axis: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-5784 fix

Aug 19, 2014

References

linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2014-1193.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00022.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1193.html
secunia.com / advisories/61222
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/95377
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/AXIS-2905
Patch
lists.apache.org / thread.html/44d4e88a5fa8ae60deb752029afe9054da87c5f859caf296fcf585e5%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/5e6c92145deddcecf70c3604041dcbd615efa2d37632fc2b9c367780%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/8aa25c99eeb0693fc229ec87d1423b5ed5d58558618706d8aba1d832%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/a308887782e05da7cf692e4851ae2bd429a038570cbf594e6631cc8d%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/de2af12dcaba653d02b03235327ca4aa930401813a3cced8e151d29c%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/08/20/2
securityfocus.com / bid/69295
securitytracker.com / id/1030745