Cryptographic issues in Ignite Realtime Smack

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU107366

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5075

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to spoof SSL servers.

The vulnerability exists due to Ignite Realtime Smack XMPP API when a custom SSLContext is used, 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. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Smack: 3.2.0 - 4.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ignite_realtime:smack:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ignite_realtime:smack:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ignite_realtime:smack:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://op-co.de/CVE-2014-5075.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/59915
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69064

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.