#VU107366 Cryptographic issues in Smack - CVE-2014-5075
Published: April 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107366
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Smack
Smack
Software vendor:
Ignite Realtime
Ignite Realtime
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.