SB2014042126 - Cryptographic issues in Ignite Realtime Smack
Published: April 21, 2014 Updated: April 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014042126
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5075)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.