FKIE_CVE-2007-6592

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-28 21:46 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Apple Safari 2, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://nils.toedtmann.net/pub/subjectAltName.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3498
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483929/100/100/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nils.toedtmann.net/pub/subjectAltName.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3498
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483929/100/100/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple safari 2
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  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "7E44913D-BC8B-4AA1-84EB-EFEAC531B475",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Apple Safari 2, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Apple Safari 2, cuando un usuario acepta un certificado de servidor SSL bas\u00e1ndose en el nombre de dominio CN del campo DN, considera el certificado como aceptado tambi\u00e9n para todos los nombres de dominios en los campos subjectAltName:dNSName, lo cual facilita a los atacantes remotos enga\u00f1ar al usuario para que acepte un certificado inv\u00e1lido para un sitio web falso."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-6592",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
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  },
  "published": "2007-12-28T21:46:00.000",
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      "url": "http://nils.toedtmann.net/pub/subjectAltName.txt"
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  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
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    }
  ]
}


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