CVE-2014-3607 describes a critical vulnerability in Ldaptive (formerly vt-ldap) where the DefaultHostnameVerifier fails to properly validate server hostnames against X.509 certificate Common Names. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate, impacting both ldaptive and vt_ldap products. The vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a high potential for compromise of confidentiality with high attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not been widely exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ldaptive:ldaptive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ldaptive:vt-ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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