cvelist/2012/5xxx/CVE-2012-5786.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2012-5786",
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                                "version": {
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                                            "version_value": "n/a"
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    "description": {
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "** DISPUTED ** The wsdl_first_https sample code in distribution/src/main/release/samples/wsdl_first_https/src/main/ in Apache CXF before 2.7.0 does not 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 an arbitrary valid certificate. NOTE: The vendor states that the sample had specifically used a flag to bypass the DN check."
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            {
                "name": "apache-cxf-ssl-spoofing(79983)",
                "refsource": "XF",
                "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79983"
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            {
                "name": "http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf"
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